An 'eclectic' art exhibition is currently taking place in Southport, offering visitors the chance to enjoy unique paintings depicting the natural world.
Southport artist, Pauline McNulty, is displaying her work at the ArtHouse until September 24, with the exhibition aiming to highlight the importance of animal welfare.
Pauline is a regular on the Southport art scene. In addition to being a regular contributor to Southport Contemporary Arts, she also exhibits annually at the Sefton Open and with Southport Palette Club throughout the year.
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Pauline, who has been creating art for over 40 years, said: "My style is eclectic and impressionistic. I mainly paint in acrylic, watercolour or ink, but will also mix my media to achieve the best effect. I find the subject matter often dictates my choice of medium.
"I just love to sketch and paint animals, wildlife and flora. My passion is animal portraits - especially primates. My aim is to produce a dramatic, colourful portrait that displays the individual character or spirit of my chosen subject."
As an animal lover, Pauline is a member of the Association of Animal Artists and regularly donates artwork to their wildlife charity auctions in aid of animal rescue and protection. This passion for animal welfare can be seen in Pauline's latest collection of artwork.
She added: "All three animal portraits portray strong, dominant animals in a quiet moment of reflection - pensive and vulnerable before they return to their daily struggles with life.
"The tiger and gorilla are animals in danger of extinction, a subject I turn to repeatedly. The Highland cow is a domesticated animal that retains its wild and romantic allure. Wildlife has always held a fascination for me since reading animal books and visiting zoos, aquariums, wildlife parks and bird sanctuaries as a child."
Pauline's exhibition will be on display at the ArtHouse, Eastbank Street, Southport until September 24. The gallery is open from 10am to 3pm Tuesday to Friday and 11am to 4pm on Saturdays.
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