Esther Tyson: House Sparrows in Rosebay Willow Herb

Esther Tyson (b. 1973, Barrow in Furness, Cumbria) is a British painter and printmaker. Tyson studied at the University of Wales before being accepted into the Royal College of Art, London. Whilst at the Royal College of Art Esther won a travel scholarship to study large carnivores in Slovakia. It was this trip ignited a passion for travel, drawing, painting and observing creatures in their natural environment.

Tyson’s drawings and paintings celebrate Britain’s birdlife: known and loved by many although many formerly common species are now in decline. She has travelled the world studying and drawing birds in their natural environments working alongside scientists in organisations such as Birdlife International and the British Trust for Ornithologists.