Red Squirrel aka The Shouty Treeclimber, Scotland's Big 5, A4 art print

In 2013 during the Year of Natural Scotland, Visit Scotland and NatureScot joined forces to celebrate some of Scotland's best loved wildlife - Scotland's Big 5. This collection is my tribute to these five majestic animals, all of which I have been lucky enough to see in the wild. Painted using watercolours with pencil details, these illustrations combine the unique features of the animals with elements of the landscape they live in. Once thought of as pests, red squirrels were almost exterminated from Scotland in the 18th and 19th centuries. Gamekeepers were paid for their tails as an incentive to cull them. Now, red squirrels are a protected species and are thought of as the cute and cuddly mascot of Scotland. Red squirrels were originally just called feorag (squirrel) in Scottish Gaelic and it was only after invasive grey squirrels arrived that ruadh, which means red or rusty brown was added. This A4 giclée print is produced from an original watercolour illustration 21cm wide by 29.7cm high. Packaged in recyclable and compostable materials so that your print reaches you in perfect condition. Fits a standard frame. Painted and printed in my home studio in the Scottish Highlands. Sold unframed so that you can choose a style to suit your home, this A4 print would look great framed perched on a shelf. Team it up with the other members of Scotland's Big 5 that you have seen!