Printed from Woolley & Wallis

Description

Sally Oyler (b.1959)

Emperor Preening Chick

Signed Oyler (lower right)

Watercolour

32 x 22cm

55.5 x 44cm (including frame)

Sally Oyler travels widely, drawing inspiration from a variety of subjects and encounters, with amazing wildlife being the closest to her heart. One of her most inspiring journeys took her to see the Emperor penguins at their rookery on Snow Hill Island on the Antarctic peninsula. The Emperors, and especially their young chicks, were as inquisitive of her as she was of them.

Sally's style of painting has been influenced by her training in graphics and textile design. Her striking, sometimes quirky perception of wildlife results in her captivating images, which often have a surprising twist.

Sally has had 17 very successful solo exhibitions in Edinburgh, London and Florence and her work is in corporate and private collections in Italy, the USA, Germany, Sweden and Denmark, as well as the UK.