About Roger

Born in East Suffolk in England, in an area renowned for its natural habitat and landscape artists, Roger took an early interest in observing wildlife and drawing from life. After moving to Australia in 1976, he studied Commercial Art before devoting himself to painting Australian birds.

Roger works from life and field sketches wherever possible, painting mainly in acrylics and using airbrush work to achieve softness and atmosphere in the backgrounds. The birds and foreground are painted with fine sable brushes. Other favoured mediums include silverpoint (an old master’s technique once used by Leonardo da Vinci), wood carving and sculpture.

Roger has won several major awards at Wildlife Exhibitions throughout Australia including:

Wildlife Art Society of South Australia (Gould Award)

Wildlife Art Society of Australasia (W.A.S.A)

E.W. Fitzpatrick Bird Observers Club Award

Peter Fox Award (W.A.S.A)

Camberwell Rotary Exhibition Melbourne - (Best Wildlife Painting)

He has exhibited widely across Australia and overseas, notably in the Mall Galleries, London. Currently Roger works from his studio in Kapunda, South Australia, just a stone’s throw from the picturesque Barossa Valley.