Buckingham Town Council’s Otter Trail

Buckingham Canal Society are delighted to be taking part in the Buckingham Town Council Otter Trail this summer.

There will be 10 otter sculptures, each approximately 1 metre tall, located around the town, and our own otter, which we have named Canalotto, will be located at the gate at the entrance to the canal walk, opposite Bourton Meadow School.

We were so pleased to have been put in touch with our otter artist, Zoë Day, who kindly volunteered her time and energy to paint our otter, and she has captured our thoughts and ideas perfectly!

Artist info:

Zoë Day is a professional artist who has lived in and around Buckingham all of her life. Zoë studied art from a young age learning to paint wildlife with her grandmother. She went on to learn techniques and methods from some of the most prestigious art institutions including the Florence Academy, Oxford’s Ruskin School of Art and the Heatherley’s in Chelsea. Zoë set up her own Art School in 2010 and is still passionate about teaching the joy of painting in her weekly classes, while principally engaged in modern landscape painting and exhibition/commission work.

Design statements:

Zoë’s inspiration for this otter comes from her love of the Buckinghamshire landscape and countryside and is a celebration of this amazing project by the Canal Society to transform a disused waterway into a beautiful sanctuary for local wildlife. Try to see how many different creatures you can spot on her design!

Here’s a sneak peak of Canalotto with Zoë

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