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A few pages from a sketchbook I made whilst working as ORCA Wildlife Officer onboard a ship bound for Nuuk, Greenland.

Wedding Trees: A series of screen-printed trees from important periods of life shared with Shenaz, made as part of our wedding celebration this Summer

I will be exhibiting at the The Society of Wildlife Artists' 58th annual exhibition, The Natural Eye at Mall Galleries, London from 14th - 24th October.

The eider seem to welcome this freshly drained land like an old friend. As one they clamber up its banks and nestle into matts of padded bladder wrack. Chicks bubble up everywhere, tumbling through the seaweed to keep up with the adults

Join Chris Wallbank for this online course using film, including the tutor’s own footage of wildlife, to transport us into the great outdoors.

Tuesdays 2, 9, 16, 23 March 2021

“For Chris, his exploration of visual art’s role in presenting new angles on ecological themes, has led to involvement with many conservation projects and makes him a very deserving winner of The BIRDscapes Gallery’s Conservation Through Art Award.”

“Geese settling in to roost on the estuary at dusk has been a favourite subject of mine lately... Usually I never quite know how the drawings work out until I get them home into the light.”

“Birdsong and blue sky sum up the early days of lockdown for me when I made a series of drawings, using pastel colours, marks and direction on a circular format to map out birdsong from dawn to dusk”

“Thank you everyone who visited Wales Contemporary at the Waterfornt Gallery, I am over the moon to hear Guillemot Stack has been voted for the visitors’ choice award 2019”

“I am delighted to have been presented the award for a work by an artist born living or educated in Wales, for my drawing, Guillemot Stack, Castlemartin at Wales Contemporary this year”

“Exhibition Dates: Mall Galleries; 17 - 22 Sep 2019, Town Hall Arts Trowbidge, 5 Oct - 9 Nov, Guildford House Gallery, 16 Nov - 2 Jan 2020”

Review by Making A Mark