Kelly McNeil
Eastern Wildlife Studio
Painting
Kelly McNeil graduated from Ontario College of Art in Editorial Illustration 1983, and when OCA became a University went back and got a Bachelor of Design Degree in 2012 She has been a Wildlife Artist for 20 years. She participates in wildlife shows in Charleston, South Carolina, and Buckhorn, Ontario. Everywhere Kelly goes she is visiting zoos, wildlife reserves, wildlife refuges, or national parks. To McNeil, a painting has to capture the drama and personality of the subject. She has learned so much about the natural world since studying wildlife. She has discovered an abundance of wildlife she hadn’t ever noticed in her own backyard in London, Deer, Blue Herons, Night Herons, Cardinals, Blue Jays, Red Tailed Hawks and Owls are just some of them. On her parent’s Cape Breton property she has discovered Bald Eagles, Herons, Deer, Hawks and Owl’s, along with King Fishers, Loons, Seals, Osprey, Bob Cats.