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Annette Marie Townsend

Natural History Artist | Designer | Maker

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Last night I was at the private view of my latest exhibition, the Mixed Summer Show @theartshopandchapel Abergavenny. I have the privilege of showing my nature themed work alongside 6 other outstanding artists, each with a very different response to the subject. The gallery was so busy but I managed to get a photo taken outside the shop front - you can just see one of my bumblebees in the window! The exhibition runs until 10th August 2019.

I’ve been working on a big copper swallowtail plate today for my upcoming exhibition @walesbotanic I’ve scratched away areas of the black oxidised drawing and added some spots of ammonia, copper sulphate, salt and vinegar to the lower wings of the butterfly. I’m going to leave it now for the weekend with the hope that some of the copper will turn a shade of blue - fingers crossed! . . #wip #creativitychasers #swallowtailbutterfly #oldworldswallowtail #papiliomachaon #entomology #lepidoptera #naturalhistoryart #naturalhistoryartist

Andaman swordtail, etched and oxidised copper plate. On exhibit @theartshopandchapel mixed summer show from Saturday 15th June. If you’d like to hear all the latest news about my new work and upcoming exhibitions, you can subscribe to my special email newsletter. The sign up box is on the contact page of my website - link in my bio.

Photographing some pieces in the studio this morning before they go off to @theartshopandchapel summer exhibition. I love how the patterned wings in this piece catch the light. There’s a video of it in my stories if you want to see more

Another behind the scenes shot from #countryfile. Here’s Ellie, me and the BBC crew filming at the Howardian Local Nature Reserve near my home in Cardiff. If you missed the programme last night you can catch it on BBC iplayer for the rest of the month. My feature is on at 43.28 but I’d recommend watching the rest of the programme too, the alpacas are super cute!

Here’s Ellie Harrison and I being filmed making wildflower sculptures from beeswax in my garden studio. Tune in to Countryfile on BBC1 at 7pm this evening to see the whole feature!

My beeswax sculpture of a common daisy next to some real plant specimens . . #botanicmonday #wildflowers

Here’s Ellie Harrison and I making a celandine flower from beeswax in my garden studio! You can see more photos from last week’s Countryfile shoot over on my website blog. Link in my bio. . . #countryfile #bbccountryfile #waxsculpture #botanicalsculpture #flowersculpture #botanical #naturalhistoryart #naturalhistoryartist #welshartist #behindthescenes

Such a pleasure to meet Ellie Harrison and the BBC #Countryfile team this week! Here we are in my garden studio talking about my natural history artwork and having a go at making wildflowers from beeswax. Catch the programme on BBC1 Sunday 2nd June!

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