"Plea for the Rain Forest" - a limited edition un-mounted print by the celebrated wildlife artist, Gary Hodges.

Size: 290mm x 380mm

Born in 1954, Gary has had a deep love for nature since childhood. In 1979 he began applying his keen sense of observation to his drawings and is now Britain's leading wildlife pencil artist. He gave up his day job around 1989 to concentrate on his drawings and, shortly afterwards, began to publish his limited edition prints himself. He is a genuinely sincere and generous human being who cares quietly, but passionately, about the conservation of the animals he draws.

Gary may use very many different grades of pencil in a drawing. Each grade is put to good effect as he painstakingly builds up tones and textures, working on small areas at a time. Often there is a touch of humour - the big paw or menacing tooth - but in the end it is the eye that fixes itself upon the viewer. It is here that Gary begins each drawing.

His original drawings now regularly appear in Christie's Wildlife Art auctions - one piece sold for £16,215!