{"id":21302,"date":"2026-10-13T12:10:37","date_gmt":"2026-10-13T12:10:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.theck1.no\/?p=21302"},"modified":"2026-10-13T12:10:37","modified_gmt":"2026-10-13T12:10:37","slug":"the-in-awe-artist-painting-a-wilder-britain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.theck1.no\/?p=21302","title":{"rendered":"The \u2018in awe\u2019 artist painting a wilder Britain"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Positive News • Lucy Purdy • October 13, 2026<\/strong><\/div>\n\n

Artist Rebecca Howard is exhibiting nine paintings at Knepp in Sussex that document UK rewilding projects. Her work captures landscapes across England where nature is returning, including saltmarsh spreading on the Ribble estuary and ancient oaks in Cornwall’s temperate rainforest. The exhibition highlights specific efforts such as wildflower meadows in Yorkshire, beaver reintroduction in Devon, turtle dove conservation in Somerset, and land restoration in Lancashire. Howard states that these projects share a determination to bring back an abundance of wildlife.<\/p>\n

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Howard described herself as being "in awe" of the people working to restore the land. She painted a felled larch tree covered in porcelain mushrooms at Moor Barton in Devon, inspired by the beauty of life coming from decay. A personal highlight was seeing a merlin fly across the path at Broughton Sanctuary in Yorkshire. Howard noted that encounters with animals and birds she had never seen before are not possible in many places. She told Positive News that it has been exciting to see how quickly land can heal if given the chance.<\/p>\n

The exhibition runs until Sunday, 18 October. Alongside the paintings, Howard is selling cards and limited-edition prints, with proceeds supporting the Rewilding Britain charity. As she put it: "Either through species reintroduction or careful land management, there is nothing more beautiful than visiting a place which is teeming with life." Knepp is noted as one of Britain’s best-known rewilding estates. Positive News reports on the people and ideas driving progress, funded by readers to investigate what is working in the world.<\/p>\n

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Source:<\/strong> Positive News • Lucy Purdy • October 13, 2026<\/p>\n

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AI-rewritten: This is a summary of an article from Positive News, rewritten by AI (Qwen, running locally) to make it easier to read. The facts come from the original article – read it for the full story. Positive News • Lucy Purdy • October 13, 2026 Artist Rebecca Howard is exhibiting nine paintings at Knepp<\/p>\n

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