ADRIAN THOMPSON–BOYCE:
Using the humble pencil, Adrian creates intricately detailed, lifelike depictions from the animal kingdom. Having studied art in college, he then found his way into the world of work and fne art took a back seat as a hobby which allowed him to combine his deep fascination with nature with the relaxing, meditative qualities of drawing. Adrian says he has dabbled in many mediums, but always returns to the pencil saying it “concentrates the eye and mind on the subject without diluting the composition with colour.” His works are drawn on society journals about the preservation of flora and fauna. Adrian discovered the journals, which date back as far as the 1920s, gathering dust in an antique book shop, and has given them a new lease of life with his art. Adrian says: “I hope that by drawing on these pages it does two things; frstly it exposes the page, which in all likelihood would not have been seen again. Secondly it highlights the fragility of nature, and that the struggle to preserve it has been in our minds for many years and should be for many more to come. That is something that we should all care about.”
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