Painting two hares for the Short Tail Trail Luton

Earlier in the year we were busy painting two gorgeous hare sculptures for Luton’s Shot Tail Trail.

Our first hare is called Hop to Luton and is sponsored by Ethos Farm. This hoppy hare is all set to explore the town, with her camera, snacks and back-pack. The design features an array of Luton landmarks, including the famous Luton airport, the beautiful near by Wrest Park, the iconic town hall and the picturesque Wardown park.

Red Panda hare has deep red fluffy fur, white painted ears and a ringed tail. Red Pandas are an endangered species and this design highlights the importance of the conservation of our natural habitats and the importance of nature in all our lives Kindly chosen by VolkerFitzpatrick.

Hop to Luton hare painting in progress

Painting progress of Red Panda hare. Lots of wonderful animals feature on this design, from Tortoises to Cockatoos and even a tiger.

Artist Interview Elmer Trail artist

Just popping in to share this interview we did with Art Discount about painting and designing our Elmer sculpture for Elmer’s Big Parade Blackpool. You can check out our interview along with two other wonderful artists interviews by clicking on this link Art Discount or by visiting the Art Discount website.

Our Elmer standing proudly outside Sandcastle Water Park in Blackpool

Cambridge Standing Tall

We had the pleasure of painting a wonderful giraffe sculpture for Wild in Art’s Cambridge Standing Tall public sculpture trail.

Our giraffe design is inspired by Cambridge’s links to Science and the breakthrough discovery of how DNA carries genetic information. Our giraffe is covered in colourful stands of DNA and fun facts about this special species.

At the end of the trail the giraffes will be off to auction to raise funds for the wonderful Break charity. To find out more visit: https://www.break-charity.org/break-trails/

Our giraffe standing proudly in the Grafton centre in Cambridge.

Our Guide Dog sculpture we painted for The Guide Dogs for the Blind Association Wild in Art

Our sculpture is called "Paws for Thought" and is enjoying its wonderful location at Crossrail Canary Wharf. The trail runs until 17 May 2024 and features an array of Guide Dog sculptures decorated by artists across the UK.

Our design is decorated in flowers, lush green foliage, bees and evokes a sense of calm in a busy city.

✨ The trail offers sighted guide tours and has multi sensory tours too, to find out more visit: https://www.guidedogs.org.uk/paws-on-the-wharf/the-trail/

✨ With thanks to Cirrico for choosing our design.

[Image description: Purple Guide Dog Sculpture decorated in flowers, bees, butterflies and foliage, sitting in front of a colourful art installation at Crossrail Canary Wharf]

Our Guide Dog sculpture at Crossrail Canary Wharf

Croydon Stands Tall with Sprit of Adventure Giraffe

We were delighted to have been chosen to paint an 8 foot giraffe as part of Croydon Stands Tall. Our giraffe ‘ Sprit Of Adventure” is inspired by adventure, discovery and getting active, whenever that be a favourite sport or trying something new. This loyal giraffe is dressed like a brave Ninja in a neon green outfit, cool pink boots and even has star spots.

When painting this design we wanted to use bright colours that reflected positivity, well-being and happiness. This Giraffe stood proudly on the streets of Croydon and formed a trail with over 30 other amazing giraffes large and small all designed by different artists, schools and community groups.

The large giraffes will be coming together for a farewell event on the 11th and 12th of November in Centrale Shopping Centre Croydon. They will then be auctioned of on the 22nd of November suporting the amazing Croydon Crisis Charity. See for more details: https://www.croydonstandstall.co.uk/events/auction/

Painting a giraffe for Cambridge Standing Tall

We are busy painting a giraffe for Cambridge Standing Tall, part of Break charity, this Wild In Art trail consist of 40 large Giraffe sculptures on display around the wonderful Cambridge. We are so pleased to be painting one of these special sculptures. These giraffes will be appearing in Cambridge in Spring 2024!

For now, here’s a sneak peek of our painting progress. To see our latest progress be sure to check out our Instagram.

To find out more about the trail visit: Cambridge Standing Tall

Walk on the Wild Side

We are thrilled to reveal our bear sculpture “Walk on the Wild Side” for Leeds Bear Hunt. Its a fantastic public art trail across Leeds for 10 weeks from the 1 July 2023. Their are 35 Bear sculptures, each decorated by an artist across the city. Brought to you by the wonderful Wild In Art, this trail is fun for all ages and is a great way to explore the city.

Our bear is proudly positioned outside First Direct Areas in Leeds. Our design is quite special- one side of the sculpture is made to look like a Zebra and the other is made to look like a Leopard. Inspired by the beauty of the animal kingdom, this bear highlights the importance of conservation and caring for our planet and protecting animals from extinction. Featuring an array of tropical plants as well a beautiful flowers. Can you spot a Skunk and a Butterfly hiding within the design too?

To find out more visit: Leeds Bear Hunt

This trail proudly raises money for Leeds Hospitals Charity.

Walk on the Wild Side_Leeds Bear Hunt

Morph's Epic Art Trail London

Its nearly time for Morph’s Epic Art Adventure in London. The trail starts the 19th of June until the 20th of August. We have loved painting a Morph sculpture for this awesome trail that consigns of 56 Morph sculptures all individually painted by artists across the country. This trail is the UK’s first step-free art trail of its kind, hosted by the wonderful Whizz-Kidz and brought to you by Wild in Art. To find out more about this trail visit :Morph’s Epic Art Adventure

About our Morph: Our Morph called ‘I Spy Morph"‘ features some of Londons best loved landmarks from Tower Bridge to Big Ben and Blackfriars. Morph and his friends are also making mischief on this fun design, can you spot them all? Our design also features a rainbow path to link all the landmarks together as well as giving a nod to Wizz-Kidz, promoting accessibility. With Thanks to Thameslink Railway for Sponsoring our design.

A Trail Map is avail be from:Here

At the end of the trail all Morphs will be auction off to raise money for Wizz-Kidz.

A sneak peek of our Morph Sculpture

Our Wild in Art sculpture Snowdog, Welly Walks

We are so pleased to share our Snowdog that we painted for Snowdogs Kirklees.

Our design is called Welly Walks and is inspired by the beautiful countryside and town of Holmfirth. We also wanted to celebrate one of Roy Clarke’s most loved TV comedy sitcoms, Last of the Summer Wine, which was filmed in Holmfirth, in West Yorkshire. This snowdog features some of the programs best loved characters and places as well as the sprawling countryside and surrounding landscapes.

If you would like to know more about the Snowdogs Trail visit: SnowdogsKirklees The Trail takes place from Friday 2nd September to Monday 31st October.

To catch up with our latest work visit our instagram: @pipandrach

Our design was kindly sponsored by Lovell Homes

Painted Snowdog sculpture for Wild In Art sculpture trails Inspired by the Holmfirth landscape, nature and Roy Clarke's Last of the Summer Wine comedy tv series.

Our painted Wild in Art snowdog sculpture Welly Walks sits proudly outside Sid’s Cafe in Holmfirth!

Our owl sculptures that we painted for the The Big Hoot Ipswich

We have had the pleasure to paint 3 owl sculptures for The Big Hoot Ipswich. The trail is on until the the 3rd of September, but you can visit all the owls together at the Farewelll weekend 10th- 11th September. So if you are in Ipswich why not take a look!

With thanks to AB Ports for sponsoring our owl "Ahoy”. Bourne Garden Centre for sponsoring our “Grow Together’ owl. and Ipswich Buses for sponsoring “The Hoot Express”

All the owls will be auctioned of at the end of the trail to raise money for St Elizabeth Hospice.