A badger pauses at the woodland edge, alert and watchful in the half-light. Rosie Smith captures the quiet authority of this most secretive of British mammals — the broad white-striped face, the low-slung powerful body, the sense of a creature entirely at home in the shadows. It’s a portrait full of stillness and presence.
Forest Sentry is part of Rosie Smith’s Half Hidden series — a collection of wildlife portraits capturing British animals half-concealed in their natural habitat.
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 lifelong collector of British wildlife art or simply drawn to the quiet drama of a nocturnal encounter, Forest Sentry is a print that holds its own on any wall.