OK, it's finally done! My new studio space! The last couple of weeks have been a lot of dust and graft, but now I'm good to get back into actually making artworks. With a couple of projects needing urgent attention, it's gonna get busy in here! #studiospace #newstudio

A new piece just finished and ready to be scanned to be made into prints. Gooty ornamental Tarantula, 2023. Charcoal, chalk, and acrylic on canvas. 86 x 72 cm.

Parker and I posing with a bit of a new studio hang. Pop in if you wanna have a look up close at this new series! Just DM/call me first to arrange a visit. #newworks #newartworks #artgallery #contemporaryart #studiogallery #onthefarm #paintingonphotographs #blackandwhiteart

The vine snake, 2023. Charcoal, chalk, gloss and gesso on canvas. 86 x 72 cm Another more marmite animal subject for many, personally snakes have always been my favourite animals! tomvh.com

New limited edition giclee prints fresh off the press! I'm still signing, numbering, and wrapping them, but they will be on my website later today! #gicleeprints #prints #printcollection #printcollector #blackandwhiteart #blackandwhiteartwork tomvh.com

Islamorada, 2023. Charcoal, chalk, gesso and gloss on a black and white photograph printed on canvas. 128 x 148 cm. Available through my website. DM for more details. #islamorada #annesbeach #florida #floridakeys #thekeys #ibis #ocean #oceanscape tomvh.com

Just finished this piece, I'm not even sure what its title is yet..maybe 'a wake of vultures'..? Charcoal, chalk pastel, and gesso on canvas. 82 x 72 cm. #vultures #vulture #eygptian #artifacts #desert #treasure #anthrozoology #desertlandscape #arid #landscape #birds

New studio pal. Giant Asian praying mantis. She is massive and stares a lot. #studiobuddy #studiomuse #artistsstudio #artist #muse #giantasianmantis #hierodulamembranacea #prayingmantis #mantis #studiozoo #zoostudio #hugebug tomvh.com

A work in progress #workinprogress #wip #newartwork #charcoaldrawing #charcoal #drawing #lion #pantheraleo #lions #africanwildlife #safari #wildanimals #safarianimals #onsafari #wildlifeart #wildlifeartist #savannah #blackandwhiteart #blackandwhiteartwork #bigdrawing #realism

Details #details #workinprogress #wip #bigdrawing #lion #lions #artifacts #lionfigure #lionstatue #lionstatues #charcoaldrawing #charcoaldrawings #lionsculpture #lionsculptures #contemporaryart #anthrozoology #tomvanherrewege #contemporaryartist tomvh.com

Playing around with old drawings on acetate in the studio, developing a few ideas.. #linedrawings #wildanimals #initialsketch #inkdrawings #animals #fauna #studio #playingwithideas #artistsstudio #studioexperiments #studiopractice #developingideas #tomvanherrewege

Finally finished this big piece that I have been working on for the last month! The Lion, 2023. Charcoal, pastel, and gesso on canvas. 170 x 200 cm. This piece focuses on Panthera leo, the Lion, the apex predator, and the subject of thousands of years of human fascination.

My artworks are made with a fascination for the natural world and the need to preserve it. Roost, 2021. Charcoal, gesso, and chalk on canvas. 120 x 160 cm. Available through tomvh.com #safariinteriors #rusticmodern #modernrustic #naturalhistoryart

Sinharaja jungle, 2022. Charcoal, chalk, gesso and gloss on canvas. 82 x 72 cm. I had to rework this piece, as the monitor lizards face was bothering me. Now I'm happy with it. 👌 Available through tomvh.com #sinharaja #sinharajarainforest #sinharajaforest

Crated and off to the USA- a piece from 2020 that's been bought by an American collector. #bigcats #tiger #tigers #charcoaldrawing #charcoaldrawings #artistsstudio #artiststudio #artcollector #artcollectors #artinvestment #investinart #artcollection #bigdrawings

Playing around with compositions in the aquarium.. I might need to develop this further.. #aquarium #theaquarium #fishtank #fishbowl #sharktank #shark #nurseshark #reef #reeffish #blackandwhite #photography #blackandwhitephotography #artexperiment #developingideas

The Lion, 2023. Charcoal, chalk pastel, and gesso on canvas. 170 x 200 cm. This apex predator, and arguably the most discussed animal in the natural world, has been very present in human civilisations since humanity began. tomvh.com

It's one of those rainy Saturdays.🤓 🐘🦥🦏🐆🦓🦂🦗🐙🕷🦅🦦🦘🦍 Gotta know 'em all..🧐 #research #artistsresearch #animalobsessed #wildlifeinspiration #natureinspired #animalinspiration #animalinspired #wildlifediversity #artandanimals #animalart #wildlifeart #wildlifeartist

The Lion, 2023. Charcoal, pastel, and gesso on canvas. 170 x 200 cm. Available now at tomvh.com #lion #lions #lionart #lionartwork #bigcat #bigcats #liondrawing #bigartwork #bigart #safariart #safari #safarilodge #safarihotel #safariinteriors #safaridesign

Stretching and priming canvas's, getting pumped up to drop Magnum in the next few weeks.. #newartworks #newseries #newart #newdrawings #contemporaryart #contemoraryartist #artist #artiststudio #stretchingcanvas #priming #studioshot #artistatwork tomvh.com