Art for the Animals

Hazel started painting in oils when she was eleven years old and did her first paid commission at age 16. It was, of course, an animal painting! Completely self-taught, Hazel is a multi-award winning wildlife artist, and her atmospheric paintings have gained international recognition. She is also a dedicated animal rights advocate and wildlife rescuer.

Living in Tasmania, Hazel is one of the original members of Bonorong Wildlife Sanctuary’s Friends of Carers (FOCs). FOC volunteers are part of a state-wide network of wildlife rescuers who receive text message callouts alerting them to injured and/or orphaned wildlife needing assistance. In the past it was left to the dedicated but overworked wildlife carers to collect injured