Running Pine Marten, Watercolour Pencil Drawing

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Written By Martin Balmer
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Art Code 0503018

Created for my logo, this running pine marten was hand drawn using watercolour pencils.

European Pine Martens, Martes martes, also called baum marten, sweet marten and pineten, belong to the mustelid family along with the otter, badger, mink, wolverine and weasel. Pine Martens are native to Northern Europe. Within the UK they have generally been confined to Scotland with a small population in Wales. Sadly in England they are so rare that they had been considered extinct. More recently populations have been discovered in Cumbria, Shropshire and Yorkshire.

The increasing pine marten population in the UK has been credited for the reduction of grey squirrels, which in turn is helping the native red squirrel recover.

The Pine Marten forms part of my logo and identity.

This drawing was created on watercolour paper using Derwent watercolour pencils.

  • Drawn: March 2018

  • Media: Paper, Watercolour Pencil

Martin Balmer

Working with watercolour pencils I hand draw and paint wild animal illustrations, British garden birds, pet portraits and other subjects.

http://www.martinbalmer.co.uk
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