Peter Elfman

PETER ELFMAN

Born 1966. Lives in Väggarp north of Lund, Sweden.

Wildlife artist, illustrator and MSc in Chemical engineering.

My passion for nature and birds has always been deep. I am autodidact and have never attended any art courses. I mostly work in watercolours and sometimes in oil.

 I like sketching birds and other animals while I watch them in the field and I think the sketching is very important for the understanding of the balance, structure and anatomy. I think all birds are fascinating although my favorites are perhaps raptors, owls and waders.

I was selected 1991 as "Bird painter of the year" in Sweden. During the last 20 years my paintings have been featured in exhibitions in Sweden and abroad several times a year.

I have been elected 14 times for the juried, prestigious exhibition "Birds in Art" at the Woodson Art Museum in Wausau, Wisconsin, USA.  My paintings have also been selected for the Museum´s "Birds In Art Tour" in USA. Woodson Art museum has purchased three of my paintings for their permanent collection.  “Birds in Art” is the biggest exhibition for bird art in the world. It is a “World Championship” in bird art where top artists from around the globe show their art.

I am a signature member of Society of Animal Artists SAA in USA and I have been selected 5  times to their juried annual exhibition “Art and the animal”.

I sometimes work with illustrations for nature information and books. I´m also a field trip leader for the local ornithology club in southern Sweden.