ABOUT GINA LINNELL

I'm a self-taught wildlife artist with a passion for painting British Wildlife on beautiful pieces of reclaimed wood. I live with my wonderful husband Glenn, my fox red labrador, Bo and cheeky cat, Molly in the Tamar valley in Cornwall. I love, and always have loved to spend time outside in nature; whether it be the countryside, coast or woodland, I feel more at home outside, than in and so my wildlife art is really about bringing a little bit of nature into your home. 

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I began my journey of painting on reclaimed wood during what was a very difficult season of life. My husband had became unwell with a long-term health condition and I became his full time carer. During this season the woods (behind my then, Hampshire home), the local wildlife and my artwork became an anchor for me; a light in the darkness so to speak. They helped to give me a positive focus rather than drown in the difficultly of our circumstances.  When I first began painting, I never imagined that it would lead to where I am today. I was suffering with carer-burnout and PTSD symptoms at the time and I knew within myself that I needed to slow down. I thought that botanical art might help as it speaks of really taking time to observe your subject before starting to paint (something I struggled with). And, so I started out by painting a late foxglove that I found up the woods. Soon after I had the idea to paint this young foxglove on a beautiful piece of reclaimed yew I had. And so the journey began...