David Koster SWLA
Saltwater Crocodile - woodcut
Limited edition woodcut prints of wildlife by David Koster, founder member of the Society of Wildlife Artists.
David Koster studied for three years at the Slade School of Art. He is a well-known and highly accomplished printmaker specialising in natural history subjects. He is a founder member of the Society of Wildlife Artists and has exhibited there regularly for many years as well as at The Royal Academy, London.
David uses a wide range of printing techniques: lithography, etching, woodcuts and linocuts. He has a lively and energetic style, but is also capable of producing delicately coloured work. He is a knowledgeable naturalist and his work stems from meticulous observation and study of his subjects.
Heron - woodcut
"I find the different print media particularly suitable for the depiction of wildlife, despite the technical difficulties they present and the hard physical work involved. Plus I find the need to make drawn and coloured studies from life and gather reference material a satisfying discipline."
David has undertaken several illustration commissions including work for the RSPB and a front cover for their 'Birds' Magazine'. He has also illustrated 'Down to Earth' by John Stewart Collis with wood engravings plus 'Fellow Mortals', an anthology of animal poetry, with ink drawings.
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