Nigel Hemming
Encyclopedia
Nigel Hemming is a British
artist, specialising in animal portraits and artwork. He was born in 1957 in Staffordshire
. Initially a painter of bird
s, it was his paintings of dog
s which became the more famous.
He has been described as "one of the UK’s most famous canine artists" and one of the most successful.
British people
The British are citizens of the United Kingdom, of the Isle of Man, any of the Channel Islands, or of any of the British overseas territories, and their descendants...
artist, specialising in animal portraits and artwork. He was born in 1957 in Staffordshire
Staffordshire
Staffordshire is a landlocked county in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes, the county is a NUTS 3 region and is one of four counties or unitary districts that comprise the "Shropshire and Staffordshire" NUTS 2 region. Part of the National Forest lies within its borders...
. Initially a painter of bird
Bird
Birds are feathered, winged, bipedal, endothermic , egg-laying, vertebrate animals. Around 10,000 living species and 188 families makes them the most speciose class of tetrapod vertebrates. They inhabit ecosystems across the globe, from the Arctic to the Antarctic. Extant birds range in size from...
s, it was his paintings of dog
Dog
The domestic dog is a domesticated form of the gray wolf, a member of the Canidae family of the order Carnivora. The term is used for both feral and pet varieties. The dog may have been the first animal to be domesticated, and has been the most widely kept working, hunting, and companion animal in...
s which became the more famous.
He has been described as "one of the UK’s most famous canine artists" and one of the most successful.