Eric Wilson, Photo Realism Wildlife

Eric Wilson has established himself as one of Britain's leading wildlife artists, a multi-award winner whose paintings are now widely collected throughout the world.

His artistic ability was evident from his earliest schooldays; "Eric has an artistic talent way beyond his years," wrote his art teacher in 1967.

As a child of Scottish parentage, Eric would spend his formative years roaming the highland mountains of Scotland where his lifelong love of wild places was born.

Eric has exhibited widely in both Europe and the United States. He has exhibited at the Florida Wildlife and Western Art Exposition. His paintings have appeared in magazines and books such as "The Best of Wildlife Art" and "Keys to Painting Fur and Feathers", by North Light Books.

He has done commissioned work for companies such as the Bradford Exchange and has had his work published as fine art prints. Original paintings are auctioned by Christies in London and sold through private commission.

He was commissioned by Alessandro’s Galleria Owner Roger Yost to do “Into the Cold” after Yost discovered Nichols’ “Taiga Tiger” and other Big Cat art. Accuracy & attention to detail are hallmarks of Eric's work, his adventurous research trips take him to some of the remotest wilderness areas on
the planet. In Rwanda and Zaire he has sat face to face with mountain Gorillas, he has been charged by black rhino whilst on foot in Zimbabwe, camped out on the Serengeti plains, canoed the Zambezi and Lake Kariba, tracked tigers on elephant back in the jungles of the Royal Chitwan National Park in Nepal. Seen grizzly bears up close in the Canadian Rockies, swam with Killer Whales off the coast of Vancouver Island and spent literally years exploring the remote Glens of the Scottish Highlands.

Eric lives in Derbyshire, England, with his wife, the artist Karin Momberg.