Gulls Get a Bad Rep for Being a Menace
But they’re now on the red list for conservation in the UK, their populations dropping 50% in the last 25 years
I create watercolours inspired by their unapologetic devilry to mankind.
“My confronting potpourri of classic British ice creams in the maw of herring gulls isn’t an uncommon scene come the British summertime, and often creates tension with the public.
“With this collection I hope to inject a sense of revelry and joy, to soften that conflict, and create a space so we can laugh and appreciate these birds before we create a world so hostile to them, that they disappear altogether.”
