Art that draws you into nature

James Winrow is an artist specialising in highly detailed, representational works of nature, primarily in graphite.

He draws attention to the details of our natural home, to entice the viewer into revelation.

Drawings

Harris Hawk, Parabuteo unicinctus | Shop print

Swallow, Hirundo rustica

Robin, Erithacus rubecula | Shop print

Purple Sandpiper, Calidris maritima

Quaking Grass, Briza media | Shop print

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Dipper, Cinclus cinclus

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Photography

Wasps Nest | Shop print

Pied Wagtail Nest | Shop print

Mouse Nest | Shop print

Wren Nest

Goldfinch Nest | Shop print

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Oak Marble Gall

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James Winrow is a nature artist and photographer living with his family just inside the Dartmoor National Park, Devon.

Over time James has discovered the deep connection between the observer and observed. He now loves to share this magic with others, drawing people deeper into nature through his drawings, photography and workshops.

Read more about James here.

The Swallow is finished! Huzzah. Love those tucked in wings and the lines and curves of this bird. First instinct is to draw the Swallow in flight – it's what they're famous for, with their forked tail – but I find the poise of t
Last year I had the very talented @jessica.hollis.photography drop in and take some photographs of me and the studio to capture some of what I do and the space I work in. Having worked as a photographer for a number of years, it was strange to be in
More memories of summer. My absolute favourite damselfly, the banded demoiselle, Calopteryx splendens. There is also the beautiful demoiselle which is a close second for me. Smoothed in a rich lustre of bronze green metal plate it looks stunning,
This is what happens when you leave King Alfred’s Cakes on the window sill at home… King Alfred's Cakes, Daldinia concentrica, are a fungus that grows typically on dead ash, but will also grow on Elm and Beech apparently. I've only ever
To borrow from a classic meme, a bit of Friday fun! I found a bunch of drawings from when I was a boy in my father’s belongings after he had died. He’d kept them all that time. That is a whole other story, one for another time perhaps, b
Very excited to hear the news that my bird painting watercolour workshop at @lymemuseum next week is fully booked! We’ll be following in the footsteps of the famous 19th Century natural history illustrators who painted lithographs with waterc