Shipping the art is not included in the sale price. The item/items will be shipped directly from the artist. This is to mitigate damage to the art in transit. The majority of our artists are UK based, however, many are from South Afracica, Europe and the USA.
Once the art is purchased, the artist will contact you to arrange shipping and to make arrangements for the shipping payment. They are also happy to chat and answer any questions you might have.
Please take note that there may be import/export costs payable for international deliveries.
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Michael Jooste is a self-taught South African artist specializing in charcoal and graphite. Michael has a BSc degree in Mathematics and uses his precision and mathematical thinking in the creation of his art. Growing up, in and around nature in Africa Michael developed a passion for nature and conservation. Surrounded by an artistic home environment, Michael was influenced from a very early age to appreciate nature through an artistic eye. Today, viewing the world in light and shadow, the artist combines his passion for art and conservation and captures texture with his pencil.
Despite the large range and flexibility of this species, population density is often very low and populations are largely restricted to isolated fragments throughout the geographical range. There is a suspected population reduction of ≥50% in this species over a three-generation period (36 years, estimating the generation length to be 12 years). This time period includes some time in both the past and the future. Causes of this reduction (which have not ceased) include continuing decline in area, extent and quality of habitat, severe forest fragmentation, and exploitation through unsustainable levels of hunting and live-capture for the illegal in-country pet trade. Based on these premises, the species is listed as Endangered, though it will likely be considered Critically Endangered in the near future.
SOURCE: IUCN REDLIST
