Wild Souls

Quiet power meets fluid movement in Silent Descent, an oil painting on canvas capturing a leopard making its way down a tree. Its outstretched paws, intent gaze, and sweeping tail draw the eye through the vertical composition, expressing the effortless grace of this elusive animal.

Golden ochre and dark rosettes stand against a softly atmospheric background of muted greys, earthy browns, and subtle blue-green accents. Expressive brushwork brings texture to the trunk and surrounding space, balancing the leopard’s strength with a sense of stillness.

Measuring 46 cm wide × 61 cm high, this painting offers a compelling focal point for collectors drawn to wildlife, nature, and the untamed beauty of the African wilderness.

Medium: Oil on canvas

Dimensions: 46 cm (W) × 61 cm (H)

Quiet strength meets a moment of lightness in this evocative oil painting of a Nguni bull. With sweeping horns and a richly mottled coat of earthy russet, cream and charcoal, the bull steps forward through softly suggested grasses. One white bird rests on its back while another takes flight above, bringing a delicate sense of movement to the scene.

A textured, atmospheric background of pale blues, soft greens and muted greys balances the animal’s powerful presence. Expressive marks and gentle shifts in colour invite closer looking, offering collectors a work that captures both the character of the Nguni and the quiet poetry of the natural world.

Painted in oils on gallery-wrapped canvas, this piece brings warmth, texture and a distinctive Southern African spirit to a thoughtfully curated interior.

Medium: Oil on gallery-wrapped canvas

Dimensions: 61 cm wide × 76 cm high × 5 cm deep

A graceful blue-grey heron stands poised within a richly layered world of violet, magenta and turquoise. Soft, luminous passages contrast with expressive marks and cascading colour, creating a sense of movement around the bird’s still, watchful presence.

Created in mixed media and oils on canvas board, this artwork brings together delicate feather detail and an atmospheric abstract background. The heron’s sweeping neck and trailing feathers draw the eye through the vertical composition, inviting you to linger over its textures and shifting colours.

Measuring 51 cm wide × 76 cm high, the piece offers a striking focal point for a thoughtfully curated space, pairing the serenity of nature with bold, expressive colour. Supplied unframed. The room-setting images illustrate framing and display possibilities; a frame is not included.

There is nothing quite like the sight of an eagle in full flight — the sweep of wings against open sky, the effortless command of air and space, the sense of something ancient and utterly free.

This oil painting captures that spirit in motion. Sweeping circular forms carry the eye across the canvas in a fluid, meditative journey — rich earthy tones rising against a swirling blue sky, warm and cool hues interplaying with depth and energy. It is not a literal depiction so much as an emotional one: the feeling of lift, of power held lightly, of freedom that costs nothing and means everything.

A statement piece for collectors who want art that commands a room while evoking the untamed beauty of the natural world. Each brushstroke is deliberate, expressive, and alive.

• Original oil on gallery-wrapped canvas
• Size: 77W × 61H cm
• Unframed, ready to hang
• Signed by the artist, Trudie Averett

Some mornings the world holds its breath. The light falls just so, the water becomes a mirror of sky and colour, and for a moment everything is perfectly, quietly still.

A lone swan glides across a lake ablaze with impressionistic light — blues, purples, pinks, and warm oranges dancing across the surface in layered, textured strokes. The swan's reflection shimmers below, unhurried and graceful, while soft trees and a dreamy sky frame the scene. It is a painting that slows you down the moment you look at it.

Painted in oils on canvas, this work brings the calm of open water into any interior — a bedroom, a living room, a quiet hallway where you pause and breathe.

• Original oil painting on canvas
• Size: 47H × 61W cm
• Unframed — ready for your choice of frame
• Signed by the artist, Trudie Averett

There is something utterly joyful about a rabbit in full flight — ears back, legs extended, every ounce of energy committed to the leap. It is pure, uncomplicated freedom. This painting captures exactly that.

Rendered in acrylic and mixed media on gallery-wrapped canvas, the composition bursts with warmth and movement. Vibrant colour and energetic brushwork follow the arc of the rabbit’s leap — luminous, loose, and alive. It is the kind of painting that makes you smile the moment you see it, and keeps that feeling long after you’ve left the room.

Playful, spirited, and full of light — a perfect piece for anyone who loves animals, nature, or simply art that celebrates the sheer joy of being alive.

• Original acrylic and mixed media on gallery-wrapped canvas
• Size: 60.9W × 45.7H cm
• Unframed, ready to hang
• Signed by the artist, Trudie Averett

This little pig has absolutely no interest in staying in the background.

Front and centre, snout first, radiating the kind of cheerful self-assurance that most of us spend years trying to cultivate — this is a portrait of a creature completely at home in the limelight. Rendered in expressive mixed media on gallery-wrapped canvas, the painting is as joyful and full of personality as its subject. The brushwork is loose and confident, the colour warm and playful, the whole thing impossible not to smile at.

A perfect piece for a kitchen, a child’s room, a creative studio, or any space that could use a little more character and a lot more fun.

• Original mixed media on gallery-wrapped canvas
• Size: 60.9W × 45.7H cm
• Unframed, ready to hang
• Signed by the artist, Trudie Averett

The horse's head is bowed softly downward, mane flowing in loose, sweeping arcs of pale lavender, blush, and ivory — as though caught mid-movement, or perhaps mid-dream. At its edges the figure dissolves into the luminous, barely-there background, giving the whole work an almost otherworldly quality, as though the horse is materialising from mist or memory.

The oil handling is exquisitely light — confident, fluid strokes that suggest form rather than define it, allowing the viewer's eye to complete what the brush has so gracefully begun. Warm amber and cool grey-blue accents give depth and warmth to what might otherwise be an entirely white canvas. The result is a painting of extraordinary delicacy: wild made gentle, power made still, beauty held so lightly it almost floats.

A deeply moving work for a bedroom, living room, or any space that calls for grace and quiet presence.

• Original oil on stretched canvas
• Size: 46.5W × 61H cm
• Unframed, ready to hang
• Signed by the artist, Trudie Averett

Perched firmly on a branch, this plump, midnight-blue owl fixes the viewer with a pair of blazing red eyes — at once stern and slightly comical, ancient and utterly alive. Every feather is rendered with confident, textured brushwork that gives the bird a wonderful sense of weight and warmth, the deep teals and slate blues of its plumage shifting against a moody, atmospheric background.

There is personality in abundance here. This is not merely a bird — it is a character, a guardian, a watcher with opinions. The slightly grumpy, imperious expression invites a smile while commanding respect, making this a work that brings both warmth and wit to any space it inhabits.

Perfect for a study, library, or any space that deserves a touch of wisdom, wit, and wild charm.

• Original oil on canvas
• Size: 50W × 61H cm
• Unframed — ready for your choice of frame
• Signed by the artist, Trudie Averett