Wildlife artist David L. Prescott uses light, composition and detail to capture the essence of the animals he paints. Visit his website to see more of his artwork.
![“Bison Legend” Acrylic, 32" x 32" by artist David L. Prescott. See his portfolio by visiting www.ArtsyShark.com](https://www.artsyshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Bison-Legend.jpg)
“Bison Legend” Acrylic, 32″ x 32″
As a child, I was always interested in nature, animals and the outdoors. If I was missing at any time I could always be found in a stream bed looking for interesting things like frogs and fish, or turning over stones to see what was living underneath them such as eels and newts. I was very interested in the birds that were flying around and valued their feathers immensely. Finding a nest with eggs in it was wonderful.
![“Symbiotic Balance, Elephants and Swallows” Acrylic, 40" x 30" by artist David L. Prescott. See his portfolio by visiting www.ArtsyShark.com](https://www.artsyshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Symbiotic-Balance-Elephants-and-Swallows.jpg)
“Symbiotic Balance, Elephants and Swallows” Acrylic, 40″ x 30″
I started my art career as a stained glass window artist in my hometown of Liverpool, England. At the age of seventeen, I had the first one-man exhibition of my works. From there I started to get commissions for oil paintings and pastels.
![“Into The Light, Lioness” Acrylic, 36" x 24" by artist David L. Prescott. See his portfolio by visiting www.ArtsyShark.com](https://www.artsyshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Into-the-Light-Lioness.jpg)
“Into The Light, Lioness” Acrylic, 36″ x 24″
While attending Liverpool College of Art I learned to be proficient with oils, watercolor, gouache, pastels, graphite pencils and acrylics.
![“Stealth Approach, Bengal Tiger” Acrylic, 36" x 24" by artist David L. Prescott. See his portfolio by visiting www.ArtsyShark.com](https://www.artsyshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Stealth-Approach-Bengal-Tiger.jpg)
“Stealth Approach, Bengal Tiger” Acrylic, 36″ x 24″
I sold works and took commissions at art galleries, county fairs and falconry shows, at one point having a backlog of seventy commissions which took three years to complete.
![“Female Sparrow Hawk, Study” Gouache, 9" x 9" by artist David L. Prescott. See his portfolio by visiting www.ArtsyShark.com](https://www.artsyshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Female-Sparrow-Hawk.jpg)
“Female Sparrow Hawk, Study” Gouache, 9″ x 9″
In 1978, I immigrated to the United States and began selling works and taking commissions in galleries and wildlife art shows. I traveled from state to state which enabled me to take lots of photographs to use as reference for paintings. The once-in-a-lifetime experiences I’ve had visiting various locations are incredible.
![“Peregrine Power” Gouache, 10" x 8" by artist David L. Prescott. See his portfolio by visiting www.ArtsyShark.com](https://www.artsyshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Peregrine-Power.jpg)
“Peregrine Power” Gouache, 10″ x 8″
My works have been published in a variety of magazines over the years, and I have been featured on the front cover of five international magazines in the past six years.
![“Chun” Gouache, 9" x 9" by artist David L. Prescott. See his portfolio by visiting www.ArtsyShark.com](https://www.artsyshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Chun.jpg)
“Chun” Gouache, 9″ x 9″
I have been the featured artist at a number of juried art shows and had gallery one-man shows. In 2003, one of my paintings was chosen from an entry of over 10,000 to be exhibited in the Mall Galleries in London, England.
![“Domino and Lily” Gouache, 12" x 16" by artist David L. Prescott. See his portfolio by visiting www.ArtsyShark.com](https://www.artsyshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Domino-and-Lily.jpg)
“Domino and Lily” Gouache, 12″ x 16″
In 2010, I was chosen as a featured artist for the Artists for Conservation website, which is limited to 500 artists worldwide.
![“Quiet Time, Canada Geese” Gouache, 14" x 18" by artist David L. Prescott. See his portfolio by visiting www.ArtsyShark.com](https://www.artsyshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Quiet-Time-Canada-Geese.jpg)
“Quiet Time, Canada Geese” Gouache, 14″ x 18″
Today I concentrate on being accepted by quality galleries, enter juried art shows and paint commissions. For a number of years, my primary subjects have been wildlife, birds of prey, landscapes and human portraits.
![“Future Promise, Longhorns” Acrylic, 24" x 36" by artist David L. Prescott. See his portfolio by visiting www.ArtsyShark.com](https://www.artsyshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Future-Promise-Longhorns.jpg)
“Future Promise, Longhorns” Acrylic, 24″ x 36″
I am now painting western art as well and hope to get signed by a publisher and accepted by some quality art galleries in the future. I must say, I really enjoy painting western art as the lifestyle of cowboys is so very interesting, evoking all kinds of legends and tales of the old west. I shall be painting a lot more western paintings in the future.
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