Emerging from the Shadows (Bull Moose)

Image © Martin Ridley About the Artist Martin Ridley is a wildlife artist born in Liverpool in 1967. He now lives in Perthshire, Scotland. The bedroom of a boy crammed with natural artifacts and walls covered with drawings of birds were an indication of Martin’s future obsessions. He joined an art club and amongst a string of awards won the prize of free entrance to Chester Zoo for a year. From this early encouragement he went on to further education studying an HND course specializing in wildlife illustration at the Carmarthenshire College of Technology and Art. Upon completion in 1988 he was awarded course, faculty and college student of the year. Following college Martin went straight into self-employment as an artist. Strongly motivated to continue painting professionally, the first decade after Art College was a busy period in Martin’s life. He exhibited widely, working to establish his reputation. Regular venues included “Artist in Residencies” at Nature in Art, Twigworth Hall a