Endangered wildlife portraits have formed the bulk of my work over the last couple of years, the sales of which have included a donation to various animal charities and their vital conservation work. The subject of this painting is the mountain hare, which can still be found in the Scottish Highlands and Ireland. Sadly, the latest research suggests that the last surviving population in England’s Peak District is at risk of extinction.
This species of the hare is larger than rabbits but smaller, and with shorter ears, than its cousin the
