Mike
Sibley was born
in 1948
in the Essex country village of Orsett,
England but, at the age of five
Mike's father's work took the family
north to the town of Sale in the county of Cheshire.
There are many animal artists around and it would not be fair to
compare them but in
MIKE SIBLEY we have something
different.
After leaving Leeds College of Art in 1970 he
met his wife
Jenny who bred and exhibited horses and dogs.
It was this
that turned his talents in that direction.
A professional artist now
for over twenty years, he often spends over two
hundred hours on a
single drawing. Mike's work is special in its fine detail.
The only tool for this is the pencil. He doesn't like colour, he
says
colour gets in the way.
Mike's art sells in many countries including America, Australia and
Scandinavia.
His first limited edition print, an edition of fifty Irish
Water Spaniel prints,
sold out at its Crufts release in just three and
a half hours.
He now rarely accepts private commissions - only when
time permits and a four-year wait is not unusual.
The work is
stunning, make a point of looking out for his prints and original
drawings.
You will be impressed.
