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Choose Your Free Print from The Forest Collection
Four New Zealand native forest birds, each with their own wonderful personality, brought to life in soft pastel. I’d love to share a little piece of the forest with you.
Choose your favourite as a free A5 print. Just cover shipping.
Your free Forest Collection print includes:
Choose your FREE A5 print (14.8 x 21 cm) on quality cardstock, supplied unframed
Just NZ$9.95 postage and packing for your free A5 print
FREE bonus - Four Forest Collection phone wallpapers
FREE bonus - PDF guide: Why Birds Stay With Us
Printed, packed and posted within 10 business days
30-day money-back guarantee
Hi, my name’s Karen.
I’m a wildlife artist originally from Northern Ireland and now living in Christchurch, New Zealand, inspired by slowing down and the simple beauty of nature.
My work begins with the quiet moments I notice outdoors: a bird pausing on a branch, a flash of movement through the trees, or a moment that makes you stop and look a little closer.
Through The Quiet Wild, I hope my work brings a little of that calm into your home and reminds you to pause and look closer.
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Great focus on colour and attention to detail, the quality really is lovely. Would absolutely recommend looking at her work.
Andrea W.
UK
Beautiful. The print spoke to me the moment I saw it. Karen’s post-purchase contact was genuine and heartfelt. Such a talented human. 🙏
Marie Skott
New Zealand
Absolutely beautiful, sits in pride of place in our entrance way. Amazing communication throughout. Very friendly and personable to deal with.
Sarah H.
New Zealand
I received my print and I absolutely love it. The quality and colour is exactly as pictured - it looks even better in person than I expected.
M. Butler
New Zealand
Absolutely beautiful print, such a special gift. The recipient was completely delighted with it. Beautifully packaged too.
Catherine
New Zealand
Love it! better than expected! The colours are gorgeous and it arrived beautifully packaged. Couldn’t be happier with it.
Susan McLean
New Zealand
The Story Behind The Forest Collection
Since moving to New Zealand, I’ve become fascinated by the native birds here.
Some are wonderfully bold and full of character, while others are so tiny and well camouflaged that you could walk straight past without ever knowing they were there.
The more time I spent outdoors with my camera, the more I found myself slowing down, watching and noticing the little things I’d once have walked straight past.
That’s how The Forest Collection began.
Four native birds, each with their own personality, captured in those quiet moments that make you stop and look a little closer.
From those first encounters come the photographs, sketches and eventually the finished pastel paintings.
And now I’d love to share a little of that experience with you.
Why am I giving away free prints?
I want more people to experience the pleasure of living with wildlife art.
Not everyone is in a position to purchase an original painting or a fine art print, and I don’t think that should mean missing out on having something beautiful and meaningful on their wall.
But there’s another reason too.
I’d love these four little birds to encourage people to take a closer look at the wildlife around them.
Maybe you’ll choose the ruru because you’ve heard one calling at night. Perhaps the kererū regularly visits your garden, making a complete hash of landing in the trees!
Or maybe you’ll discover a bird you’ve never really noticed before.
And the next time you see one, you’ll recognise it. You might even stop for a moment to watch what it’s doing.
Because I believe the more we notice and appreciate the natural world, the more we begin to care about protecting it.
And sometimes that connection starts with something as simple as a little painting on the wall.
A LITTLE PEACE OF MIND
Money-back guarantee
I’m confident you’ll love your new print. If you change your mind for any reason within 30 days of receiving it, email me at art@karengourley.com and I’ll refund the amount you paid for your prints, plus any postage and packing charged on your order.
That includes the NZ$9.95 postage and packing if you chose just the free A5 print. No awkward hoops, no fuss.
One free print per household.
How it works
1. Choose your favourite bird from the four below.
2. Get the opportunity to keep your free A5 cardstock print or choose an A4 or A3 fine art upgrade.
3. Complete your order. Your free A5 print costs just NZ$9.95 postage and packing. A4 and A3 upgrades include free postage.
4. Your digital extras arrive by email after checkout.
5. I’ll print, pack and post your print within 10 business days.
Any questions at all, just email me at art@karengourley.com.
Choose Your Print Below
A Little Bit of Sunshine
Miromiro · Tomtit
Small, bright and endlessly busy, the miromiro is one of those little birds you could easily miss if you weren’t paying attention. A lovely reminder to slow down and look a little closer.
A5 art print, usually $45. Yours free.
You simply cover NZ$9.95 postage & packing.
Wide Awake
Ruru · Morepork
New Zealand’s much-loved little owl, heard calling through the bush long after dark. Quiet, watchful and slightly mysterious, the ruru feels completely at home in The Forest Collection.
A5 art print, usually $45. Yours free.
You simply cover NZ$9.95 postage & packing.
Gathering
Titipounamu · Rifleman
New Zealand’s smallest native bird, the titipounamu moves so fast you could easily miss it. But if you stop and look, it’s extraordinary. Proof that the best things sometimes come in the smallest packages.
A5 art print, usually $45. Yours free.
You simply cover NZ$9.95 postage & packing.
A Place to Pause
Kererū · New Zealand pigeon
Large, gentle and unmistakable, the kererū brings a lovely sense of calm to the forest. Often spotted feeding quietly among the leaves, it feels perfectly suited to a collection about slowing down and noticing what is around us.
A5 art print, usually $45. Yours free.
You simply cover NZ$9.95 postage & packing.
Your FREE print plus the other 3!
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About the artist
I’m Karen, a wildlife artist based in Christchurch, New Zealand, although there’s still plenty of Belfast tucked into the edges.
I spend a slightly unreasonable amount of time watching birds, wandering beside rivers and trying to photograph wildlife before it notices me first. Those encounters become the beginnings of my soft pastel paintings.
You can see more of my originals and fine art prints at karengourley.com.
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