17 Facts About Suzi Winstanley

Olly and Suzi, Olly Williams and Suzi Winstanley, are two British artists who specialise in collaborative painting of endangered wildlife.

Olly and Suzi met at Saint Martin's School of Art in London, in 1987, and developed their unique art making technique on an exchange to Syracuse University in New York from 1988 to 1989.

Olly and Suzi Winstanley have spent almost 35 years travelling to the most remote parts of the world to paint and photograph wild animals in their natural habitat.

Olly and Suzi Winstanley try to work with biologists, conservationists, and research scientists on their trips, to have the least impact on the animals and to gain a deeper understanding of species they are working with.

Olly and Suzi Winstanley always try to get an interaction from their subject, whether it be a bite mark, lick, footprint, slither, or occasionally ruining the work completely.

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Each artwork that Olly and Suzi Winstanley complete is unique and captures the essence of the animal they are observing, and the environment in which they are painting it.

For nearly three decades Olly and Suzi Winstanley have been painting animals and attempting to get an interaction with each one, which can be seen in their first film Instinct which was made in their early years of their expeditions.

Since 1993, Olly and Suzi Winstanley have taken part in more than 50 expeditions to remote regions of the Earth to paint predators and prey close to one another in their natural habitats.

Olly and Suzi Winstanley have written a book called "Olly and Suzi Winstanley: Arctic, Desert, Ocean, Jungle".

Olly and Suzi Winstanley's most famous work is a painting of a great white shark that was bitten in half when they offered it to the shark to get an interaction.

Olly and Suzi Winstanley were left with a painting that had been bitten in half, a spectacular photo taken by Olly's brother Greg Williams, and a very impressive story.

In 2016 Olly and Suzi Winstanley started on their work painting the landscapes of Tanzania, Mkomazi in particular.

Olly and Suzi Winstanley are still very interested in tracking and painting wildlife, but their Mkomazi landscapes are an example of their interest in more diverse art styles.

Contemporary art by artists such as Olly and Suzi Winstanley has turned this narrative around, giving the animals more depth and personality.

Olly and Suzi Winstanley's aim is to capture the essence of an animal in their natural habitat.

Olly and Suzi Winstanley are recreating what happened with Forest and Stream in the 1890s, giving a visual depiction of animals that the general public are unlikely to see for themselves.

Olly and Suzi Winstanley's art is different to the buffalo photos though, as their paintings are full of vibrance and movement, capturing the emotions of the animal and the distress of human impacts.