Nature – Kate Hartwig Art

Hyena

admin — Wed, 27 Jul 2022 09:56:42 +0000

A sketch of another iconic Monarto resident, the spotted hyena. This study was the basis of one of the Monarto collection paintings and, again, thanks to Volunteer Margaret for sharing her photographs with me. A gorgeous, intelligent animal, much maligned!

Meerkat

admin — Wed, 27 Jul 2022 09:52:25 +0000

Everyone loves the meerkats at Monarto Safari Park! They are always busy, always engaging and incredibly cute. This charcoal sketch is a study for one of the Monarto Collection paintings and again, thanks to Volunteer Margaret for sharing the source photo with me.

Yellow Foot

admin — Wed, 27 Jul 2022 09:49:43 +0000

Yellow Footed Rock Wallabies are an iconic native species living at Monarto and an integral part of the cross-fostering program that is helping to save the more endangered Warru. A study for another painting in the Monarto collection this was, again, taken from a source photograph taken by Volunteer Margaret.

Boyd with Hope

admin — Wed, 27 Jul 2022 09:34:42 +0000

This charcoal sketch was a study for a larger painting sold to raise funds for Zoos SA and help bring hippos to Monarto Safari Park. Source material from Volunteer Margaret’s wonderful photo, this sketch shows one of our senior chimpanzees, Boyd, famous for his love of blankets with baby Hope.

Cub

admin — Wed, 27 Jul 2022 09:30:49 +0000

This charcoal sketch was a study for one of my Monarto collection paintings. Again, the source material was provided by Volunteer Margaret and shows one of our feisty lion cubs playing hide and seek behind a tree.

Cheetah!

admin — Wed, 27 Jul 2022 09:26:53 +0000

A quick charcoal sketch of Mara, one of the gorgeous cheetahs at Monarto Safari Park. Volunteer Margaret caught this moment in one of the many photographs she has most generously shared with me and it truly captures this beautiful girl’s ‘wild side’!

The Millpond

admin — Mon, 06 Jun 2022 03:29:15 +0000

A Facebook friend from England wrote a beautiful series of posts during lockdown about his home, the millpond outside his door and the swans that made it their home. I created this impressionist work from one of his lovely photos.

Hot Puff

admin — Mon, 06 Jun 2022 02:00:47 +0000

The puffin is one of my favourite birds, probably because I grew up with puffin books and always loved that iconic logo! So this painting is a nod to my love of both reading and nature!

Pastoral

admin — Fri, 03 Jun 2022 01:24:47 +0000

I painted this landscape after attending a workshop on colour and how it could be used more creatively in landscapes. I just love how trees in blue, pink and yellow still give the impression of a traditional landscape, with the barbed wire in the foreground a reminder of how fragile our natural world really is.

Big Sky

admin — Fri, 03 Jun 2022 01:18:02 +0000

I wanted to achieve a sense of space and light with this palette knife work. The man-made structures shrink into insignificance against the natural wonder of the earth and sky.