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My love for both art and wildlife began as early as I can remember, I have always been fascinated by the natural world. As a little girl, I loved watching little animals in the garden and used to like making little dens and homes for hedgehogs and birds. My love for art took me into a very enjoyable and successful teaching career which I did for almost 10 years, where I could share my passion and see youngsters flourish in their creative endeavours. It was during a particularly difficult time in my life that my path took a very unexpected turn and I had to leave my career to care full time for my youngest son. It was also during this time that I picked up my pencils again, initially as a source of therapy, it had been years since I’d created any art for myself and I was hooked. I first started creating pet portraits and then more recently, creating original wildlife portraits. Whilst I do dabble with colour, I mainly work with graphite and charcoal as I love how timeless and dramatic monochrome art can look.
The Humpback Whale is a cosmopolitan species with a large range covering all oceans. The current global population is estimated at 135,000 and the mature population at about 84,000, which is higher than the level of three generations ago. This is true of the global population as well as the three main regional populations individually – North Pacific, North Atlantic and the Southern Hemisphere. The species does not, therefore, qualify for a Red List threatened category, and is listed as Least Concern. The Arabian Sea subpopulation appears to be isolated, is very small, and is listed separately as Endangered (Minton et al. 2008).
SOURCE: IUCN REDLIST
