Travel & Conservation
All you need to do is look at Steve’s artwork to understand the artist’s deep love, respect and appreciation for the animal kingdom. Having travelled across four continents, Steve is a keen conservationist with a passion for wildlife. Steve’s tenure as a trustee, a position he has held for over ten years, for conservation organisations such as Care for the Wild International and The Big Cat Sanctuary, has enabled him to gain first-hand familiarity with the animals that he sculpts.
On getting up close and personal, Steve says: “Eyes are so important to me because, ‘eyes are the window to the soul.’ When you see animals in the wild, you judge everything from their eyes. There is a real clarity in them. You can see if they are happy, angry, agitated and many other emotions.”
“I’ve been fortunate enough to travel around the world in pursuit of my wildlife reference, with several trips out to Africa providing tremendous inspiration for some of my most recent works. As a wildlife artist, I feel a real responsibility to help save and protect some of our most threatened species and environments. The future of wildlife, I believe, is in our hands.”
Steve continues to raise money for conservation projects across the world, with recent trips taking him to Rwanda with Fauna & Flora International, and Nairobi and Tsavo with Care For The Wild.
“Working in conservation as a trustee for over 10 years has taught me a lot. Looking at the animals up-close, it becomes instinctive when you’re sculpting, you understand the animal.”
“When I first got into wildlife I was drawing and painting. Sculpture took it to a whole new level. I needed to understand the anatomy and the movement of the animal in its entirety.”
“Working in conservation as a trustee for over 10 years has taught me a lot. Looking at the animals up-close, it becomes instinctive when you’re sculpting, you understand the animal.”
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