Robert E Fuller: In my own words | Early life
Early years I was born in 1972, and moved at the age of two to Great Givendale in East Yorkshire, not far from where I still live today. My father,...
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Robert E Fuller: In my own words | Early life
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From Cow Byre to Art Gallery: The History of The Robert Fuller Gallery
I met my wife Victoria when I was 20 and she was just 17. Six years later in June 1998, we moved to Fotherdale Farm, a house high on the...
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Designing a Wildlife Garden: The History of Fotherdale Farm
I have designed the garden at Fotherdale specifically to attract wildlife and many of my paintings are portraits of the wild creatures that now regularly visit it. Designing a garden for...
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Searching for Waxwings in Winter
Waxwings on Rowan Berries, by Robert E FullerI always associate them with the run up to Christmas, when they arrive to escape the icy winters further north. So when I...
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Photographing hares boxing in snow
I’ve endured the icy winds of Antarctica in order to photograph wildlife for my paintings. But nothing in that cold climate compares to my ordeal of watching courting hares on...
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Paintings inspired by watching hares in snow
Paintings inspired by hares in snowI spent days following a group of hares through knee-high snow drifts and my sightings inspired a flurry of new paintings. This is the story...
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Wildlife in Winter: How the sight of a fox mousing in deep snow inspired a painting
This painting of a fox mousing in the snow forms part of a new collection of wildlife in winter on show at my gallery until November 26th. For more information...
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Countdown to my Christmas Exhibition: Finishing off the artwork
I still have some paintings to finish off for my exhibition, which opens on November 4th and runs until 26th. I work mainly in oils and it is necessary to...
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You are cordially invited.....
The invitations to my exhibition have just arrived back from the printers. I'm really pleased with them. Now to deliver them to my wonderful customers!The event is gearing up to...
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Australia's Beautiful Birds of Prey
When I set off to Australia for a family holiday this summer, I was sure I would return with plenty of photographs of kangaroos and wallabies. But these creatures aren’t...
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My Christmas Exhibition will Focus on Wildlife in Winter
I've been very busy gearing up for my Christmas exhibition, which runs at my gallery in Thixendale, North Yorkshire, between November 4th-26th. This year I'm planning to show a new collection...
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Watching Red Squirrels in the Yorkshire Dales
Squirrel of Formby, painted by Robert E FullerOn a trip to Anglesey a few years ago I was lucky enough to see a thriving colony of red squirrels and even...
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Australia's Great Barrier Reef was amazing: but it was the action above the waves that inspired me
I’ve just returned from a family holiday in Australia where I was lucky enough to visit the Great Barrier Reef, the world’s largest coral reef system. And although I was...
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The rise of the urban fox has made it easier to study their behaviour
Foxes have suffered a poor press throughout history and often the loudest complaints seem to come from people living in towns and cities where population densities mean tensions get high. Occasionally...
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Why you shouldn't miss the Spurn Migration Festival
Bullfinch on Apple Blossom, by Robert E FullerThis weekend birdwatchers and novices alike will flock to Spurn Point for the Migration Festival. This weekend-long event, which includes talks and guided walks,...
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Know Someone Who's Just Wild About Wildlife? Check Out My Ultimate List of Quirky Gifts for Animal Lovers
The Great British countryside is an endless source of inspiration and delight whether it be for artists, thrill seekers or simply lovers of the diverse wildlife that lives and thrives...
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P-p-pick up a peregrine: rescuing a chick after it fell from York Minster
The story of how I helped pop a juvenile peregrine back onto the medieval parapets of York Minster last month is in the Yorkshire Post today. I've copied it below...
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This Tragic Tale of a Tawny Owl Family Has A Happy Ending
Followers of my blog will know how I have installed cameras in custom-made nest boxes throughout my garden and the countryside beyond so that I can follow the individual stories...
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How an abandoned kit weaseled its way into my heart and onto your TV Screens
I’ve been watching a family of wild weasels in my garden for two years, monitoring their lives closely via surveillance cameras hidden in the shrubbery. It’s been fascinating following their...
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Helping barn owls to thrive on the Yorkshire Wolds
I often get asked by visitors to my gallery how the barn owls are doing locally. This year I’ve enjoyed being able to reply that they are faring really well....
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How I helped to rescue a juvenile peregrine that kept plunging off the top of York Minster
A pair of peregrines have been resident on the ramparts of York Minster for many years now and I have painted the pair and photographed them too. In 2016 the pair...
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Happy World Snake Day: My Snake Paintings Plus An Exciting Adder Hunt.
Today is World Snake Day and I thought I'd share some paintings from my archives with you in celebration. I have spent many hours watching and sketching grass snakes, which...
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How my trip of a lifetime to Galapagos inspired new paintings
My trip to the Galapagos Islands in 2014 inspired a new range of paintings, pictured above. I was so overwhelmed by the experience I wasn't able to put my paintbrushes...
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A walk around Thixendale and the Robert Fuller Gallery
Visitors to my gallery often like to get out and enjoy the stunning scenery whilst they are here. Sometimes they head out to see if they can see the wild...
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Stories from the Kestrel Cam
I've been following the intimate lives of a pair of kestrels living in my garden for more than 10 years and over the years I've come to know them well;...
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See My Collection of Badger Paintings
My collection of badger paintings celebrate the best of badgers. This blog is in support of National Badger Day and The Badger Trust and hopefully serves as a reminder of...
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How I became accepted by a wild badger clan as one of their own
I've been visiting a badger sett in a valley on the Yorkshire Wolds for so long now that I have been accepted as part of the clan. Here is the...
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Too Wet To Woo! What to do if you find an owl chick
This tawny owl got soaked in a downpourThe relentless rain we've had this week reminds me of the day I had to rescue two chicks in the valley below my...
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Bringing Up Baby Wrens: How I watched a hard working wren mum raise her chicks.
Raising young can be hard work for any parent, but among the animal parents I most admire are those that won't be deterred from the job at hand. Like the...
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Stories from Inside a Barn Owl Nest
I've been following the story of a barn owl pair on my nestcams throughout this breeding season and in this post I plan to tell their story from the moment...
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Wildlife Photo of the Week 2017
Welcome to my 'Wildlife Photo of the Week' slot, where each week I pick a photograph from the studies I make for my paintings. Feel free to scroll down and...
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How a farmer's bid to save lapwings inspired new paintings
More farmers are taking up the challenge of protecting the countryside for wildlife, with an increasing number involved in stewardship schemes. A few years ago I visited a farmer I...
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The day I went down to film Springwatch Unsprung Live
I had a wonderful day yesterday. I travelled down to Sherborne Esate in Gloucestershire from my home in Thixendale, North Yorkshire. I went down to be filmed on BBC Springwatch...
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How about a 'super stoat' to rescue South Georgia's penguins?
My Fantastical Beast for Unsprung is a Super Stoat. This is what he would look like.I've been invited into the studios of BBC Springwatch for their indepth analysis programme, Unsprung....
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The Story Behind my TV Kingfisher Film
https://youtu.be/XKA9fnorWjkI’ve been filming a kingfisher pair inside their underground nest from cameras hidden in a box I made especially for them and the footage has been so groundbreaking I featured...
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New Exhibition: Sneak Peak at my Brand New Originals
I thought you'd like to see all my very latest originals for my exhibition Bringing up Baby which opens on Saturday at my gallery at Thixendale. Read more about the...
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My new range of art prints is out now
I've brought out a new range of limited edition prints. Each print is printed to the highest quality on heavyweight watercolour paper using light fast inks. The print are individually...
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How a midair mobbing inspired a new painting of a kestrel attacking an owl
Applying the finishing touches I've just finished this painting of a midair mobbing. I was inspired to paint it after watching this plucky kestrel snatch food from a short eared owl...
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12 Different Ways Animals Bring up Babies in the Wild
I've been studying the parenting styles of different animals for a new exhibition of paintings showing at my gallery at Thixendale, North Yorkshire, from June 3rd - 25th and through my...
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Infidelity Rocks All Families: I watched a curlew unable to brood because her mate was flirting
Like many birds, curlews tend to form monogamous relationships: the male and female taking turns in rearing their young. But last month I came across a pair on the Yorkshire moors...
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Are tawny owls the most devoted parents in nature?
The tawny owls that feed in my garden each night have been bringing their chicks to the bird table and this week there were eight all balancing on the branch...
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How I watched a formidable pair of curlews defend their chicks
The unmistakable sound of a curlew’s call rings out across the Yorkshire Wolds and moors brightens up the dullest of days. These waders come in from the coastal mud flats...
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How I made an artificial kingfisher bank to watch kingfisher's inside their underground nest
https://youtu.be/9ka8PwyYRxI This year I have undertaken my most ambitious wildlife project yet: to watch kingfishers via cameras hidden inside their underground nest chamber for a new exhibition of paintings on how...
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Bringing Up Baby: An Art Exhibition Focusing on How Animals Parent
From pushy parent owls to clucky mother ducks, the different parenting styles of British wildlife are the focus of my summer art exhibition, running at my gallery in Thixendale from June...
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Are long-tail tits the most sociable birds?
I’ve been watching a pair of long-tail tits begin their courtship process. These delicate little birds are one of Britain’s earliest breeders. They begin pairing up in late January and...
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My week crammed in a wendy house watching a fox with her cubs
As a wildlife artist, I have always been fascinated by the sight of a fox slinking through the countryside. They are essentially elusive, which is part of their appeal. But...
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Why the Yorkshire Wolds is the Best Place to Live if you like Wildlife
My gallery is based in the deep-cut vale of Thixendale in North Yorkshire which, aside from being very beautiful, teams with wildlife. I've devoted my life to watching these creatures...
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Where to see otters in East Yorkshire
I’ve been trying to study otters one and off for the last few years. It is hard work as they are largely nocturnal and very secretive. Often, I’ve only had...
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BBC to Film my Kingfisher's in their Nest
BBC Springwatch are coming today to film the kingfishers I've been watching inside their nest. I've been watching this pair since February from a hide I built next to a pond...
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Did You know? Great Crested Grebes Carry Their Chicks Piggyback and Feed Them Feathers
Nature is full of curious things. Did you know, for instance, that great crested grebes carry their chicks on their backs and feed them feathers?These water birds make excellent parents....
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Filming with the BBC Countryfile Crew
I had a great day filming with BBC Countryfile today. The crew came early this morning to film me at my gallery. They were interested in seeing how I set...
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