Featured Painting: Susceptibility
This painting was produced for an exhibition in Vancouver called 'Silent Skies' which is a collaboration between Artists for Conservation and the 27th International Ornithological Congress, featuring all 678 endangered species of birds of the world.
It is of the North Island Brown Kiwi which, being nocturnal and flightless, is therefore vulnerable to mammalian predators, especially dogs, ferrets and stoats. It feeds by walking slowly along, tapping the ground and probing its bill into the leaf litter when it detects prey. An intriguing characteristic is that brown kiwi chicks are never fed by their parents. They first leave the nest to feed when they are about 10 days old which makes them incredibly susceptible to predators. It was this feeling of a chick being alone and vulnerable in the forest at night that I wanted to depict in my painting. Contact Fiona to enquire.
It is of the North Island Brown Kiwi which, being nocturnal and flightless, is therefore vulnerable to mammalian predators, especially dogs, ferrets and stoats. It feeds by walking slowly along, tapping the ground and probing its bill into the leaf litter when it detects prey. An intriguing characteristic is that brown kiwi chicks are never fed by their parents. They first leave the nest to feed when they are about 10 days old which makes them incredibly susceptible to predators. It was this feeling of a chick being alone and vulnerable in the forest at night that I wanted to depict in my painting. Contact Fiona to enquire.
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Art News: Award Nomination
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Art News: Exhibitions
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Fiona has been nominated for entry to the International Palm Art Awards 2017. She won Palm Art Awards in 2010 and 2012: 'Certificate of Excellence' and 'Special Award: Old Masterly'.
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Fiona's work can be viewed at the online exhibition run by LA Art Guide called 'Embrace Our Animals'. It is an international animal art showcase and can be viewed here.
Fiona's paintings have been selected to appear in the Artist for Conservation Festival 2017 in Canada. This is an international festival of nature in art with live and virtual exhibitions, shows, music, workshops, demos and films. It is being held at Van Dusen Botanical Gardens, Vancouver and runs from 9 to 12 November.
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Fiona Goulding (AFC) is a New Zealand artist whose finely executed oil paintings have often been described as 'exquisite'.
Predominantly interested in nature and with a passion for conservation and animal welfare, Fiona's work covers a multitude of subjects including birds, animals, flora, feathers and landscapes. Fiona's work has won national and international awards and her work has sold to collectors worldwide. Fiona is committed to supporting nature. She is a member of Eco Artists New Zealand and is New Zealand's first member of the world's leading artist group supporting the environment: 'Artists for Conservation'. Browse through Fiona's paintings of birds and animals, flora and feathers and landscapes. You can learn more about the artist, view her prints, and read conservation and animal welfare issues which feature in Fiona's work. Or simply click on the images below to view her artworks. |
"No matter how difficult life can be at times, such beautiful things like your paintings just make my day." D. Lau, Hong Kong |
