I was featured in the local paper for becoming a finalist of Wildlife Artist of the Year 2026, see below the full article. A Cumbrian artist has reached the finals of a prestigious international competition. Andy Currie-Scarr, originally from Barrow and now based in Lancaster, is a finalist in the David Shepherd Wildlife Foundation’s Wildlife Artist of the Year 2026 for his painting Red Panda. The competition is considered one of the highest honours in wildlife art, attractin