A Highland cow gazes out from a pale blue sky, her great curved horns sweeping wide as golden leaves and loose brushstrokes swirl around her. Her shaggy tawny coat is rendered in warm ambers and burnt golds, dissolving at the edges into the airy background — solid and substantial at the centre, yet somehow part of the landscape itself. It’s a portrait full of warmth and quiet grandeur.
Spirit of the Glen is part of Rosie Smith’s Fragmented series — a collection of close-up wildlife portraits where the animal emerges from a swirl of loose, painterly marks, blurring the boundary between subject and background.
Rosie Smith is a UK-based wildlife and conservation artist working in watercolour and oils, whose paintings capture both the beauty and vulnerability of the natural world. A finalist in the David Shepherd Wildlife Artist of the Year and Sketch for Survival, she is committed to using art as a voice for conservation — contributing work to projects including the Big Elephant Auction with Explorers Against Extinction. This giclée print is taken from one of her original oil paintings.
Edition Details
This print is available in two sizes:
30 × 30cm mounted print — limited edition of 50, titled, signed and numbered by the artist, supplied with a certificate of authenticity
8 × 8” mini print — limited edition of 250, signed by the artist
Presentation
Presented in a soft white, acid-free mount
Both sizes fit standard frame sizes
Whether you’re a collector of British wildlife art or simply drawn to the majestic charm of a Highland cow in full painterly glory, this is a print that brings warmth and character to any wall.