Fran Giffard paints colourful and bold birds over her personal Moleskine diary pages. Inspired by ornithological natural illustrations, Giffard uses watercolour, ink, gouache, and pencil to depict beautiful poised, and characterful birds in her unique style. The diary entries detailing her day-to-day life serve as an interesting and informal background to her paintings. Giffard paints species from all over the world, with particular attention to South America, Australia, and Europe.
Giffard studied Fine Art Drawing at Camberwell College of Art, graduating in 2010. Since then she has exhibited around the UK and internationally, and her artwork is held in various private and public collections including that of Sir David Attenborough, The Duchy of Cornwall, The Imperial Healthcare Charity, Masterworks Museum of Art, and Moleskine.
Along with exhibiting internationally, Giffard has had artist residencies in Bermuda and Reunion Island. She has been shortlisted for The Threadneedle Art Prize, BBC Wildlife Artist of the Year, and the David Shepherd Wildlife Artist of the Year. For the Woolwich Contemporary Print Fair, Giffard has collaborated with printmaker and partner David Wightman, to create a piece which combines the colourful wildlife and landscapes they are both known for.
Works showing courtesy of TAG Fine Arts
Fran Giffard paints colourful and bold birds over her personal Moleskine diary pages. Inspired by ornithological natural illustrations, Giffard uses watercolour, ink, gouache, and pencil to depict beautiful poised, and characterful birds in her unique style. The diary entries detailing her day-to-day life serve as an interesting and informal background to her paintings. Giffard paints species from all over the world, with particular attention to South America, Australia, and Europe.
Giffard studied Fine Art Drawing at Camberwell College of Art, graduating in 2010. Since then she has exhibited around the UK and internationally, and her artwork is held in various private and public collections including that of Sir David Attenborough, The Duchy of Cornwall, The Imperial Healthcare Charity, Masterworks Museum of Art, and Moleskine.
Along with exhibiting internationally, Giffard has had artist residencies in Bermuda and Reunion Island. She has been shortlisted for The Threadneedle Art Prize, BBC Wildlife Artist of the Year, and the David Shepherd Wildlife Artist of the Year. For the Woolwich Contemporary Print Fair, Giffard has collaborated with printmaker and partner David Wightman, to create a piece which combines the colourful wildlife and landscapes they are both known for.
Works showing courtesy of TAG Fine Arts