Wildlife and Coastal Paintings by Carmen Watson

Bournemouth Jane Goodall Day

Please come and support this exciting event with Jane Goodall at Bournemouth University on May 22nd at 2.30pm.

To find out more please click on the link below

www.janegoodall.org.uk/news-events/events

Exhibition at Mottisfont Abbey (The National Trust)

Mottisfont Abbey Garden, House & Estate

The Enviro Art Group is a collection of artists whose work is influenced by the beauty and fragility of the earth and the need to conserve it. We have strong links with ARocha, an international conservation charity. http://www.arocha.org/gb-en/index.html Part of the collection has been inspired by the beauty of Mottisfont Estate.

15 August 11am - 20 August 2009 5pm
http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/w-mottisfont (please click on the link for directions)

DORSET PERSPECTIVE - 23rd May to 12th June 2009

I will be exhibiting a selection of original paintings from my Coastal Collection of Dorset including Durdle Door, Studland, Little Sea, Handfast Point and The Pinnacles. Handcoloured limited edition Solar Etchings will also be available to purchase. Some works are already available for viewing in the gallery but the main exhibition will be running from 23rd May to 12th June.

The Mulberry Tree Gallery, 57 High Street, Swanage, Dorset, BH19 2LT Tel: 01929 423141

Open Mon-Sat 9.30-5.00
An exhibition incorporating Purbeck Art Week.

http://www.mulberrytreegallery.co.uk/news.htm

The Birds of Alderney by Jeremy G Sanders, illustrations by Carmen Watson

This is the first book ever published on the birds of the British Channel Island of Alderney. It covers more than 130 years of recording, from published and unpublished sources, including records from over 100 amateur observers. Less than four miles by one and a half miles in size, the small island of Alderney is an important stopover for migrating birds. It also has important seabird populations. The book is divided into several sections. A general description of Alderney introduces the reader to the island and its birds. A section on ornithology in Alderney describes some of the personalities who have contributed to our knowledge of Alderney's birds over the years. The main section is the systematic List, which gives the status of every species of bird recorded on Alderney, as far as is known. Sketches of Alderney's birds show some of the more common birds in their natural settings.

http://www.nhbs.com/title.php?bkfno=177267&ad_id=412

Commissioned Artwork by Jeremy Sanders

'Sepia Line & Wash Illustrations'

This commission gave me the opportunity to study the landscape of Alderney - the drawings were made initially on location and then reworked in the studio.