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Sophie Green

Sophie Green at work on her painting of an African white rhino and its calf.

Some of the world's animals most vulnerable to climate change are featured in the Impermanence collection, including the snow leopard - which is being forced into conflict with humans due to its diminishing range and development around its edges. The painting is called 'Stealth.'

'Sibheke', Green's portrait of an African white rhino and calf.

'Thin Ice II:' Green's latest collection was initially meant to focus on polar animals, including the polar bear she photographed from the deck of an exhibition ship. “That painting, for instance, was a scene I saw – fading footprints, melting ice. I liked the composition.”

'Plight of the flightless', an image of juvenile penguins on a melting Antarctic ice floe.

'Out of the Darkness,’ Green's portrait of a black panther.

'Majesty', a portrait of an African lion.

'Concordia' is a painting of a pair of humpback whales. Much of Green's work is based on photographs - either her own, or those of others. She says: “The thing I love about creating a piece of art as opposed to taking a photo... when photographing animals there’s not that much control over what the animal is doing, how the animal is looking at you. With a painting I can kind of control things a little bit.”

‘Broken”, an image of an African elephant, which recently sold at auction for $24,000 (£20,000) with all funds donated to conservation work in Africa.

'The Watcher': African wild dog, by Sophie Green – part of her Impermanence collection.