Julian Friers

Delighted that some of my “Lost Animals of Ireland” paintings are now available as prints! Here is “Brown Bear and Golden Eagle on Cave Hill”. To view the whole collection visit – bedrockprints.com or follow the link in my bio. #paleoart #irishwildlife

Brown Bear and Golden Eagle on Cave Hill 
 Well within the arrival of the first peoples to the shores of Belfast Lough, Brown Bears stalked the woods and hillsides across Ireland #paleoart #paleoartist #bear #brownbear #irishartist #wildlifeartist #belfast #belfasthistory

Out now! Alongside collaborator Michael J. Simms, I’m delighted to present “Wild Ireland : Past, Present, Future” in book form. Available exclusively from The Ulster Museum shop now Additionally a whole series of the signed prints are also available online via link in bio

Some Grey Wolves in County Kerry, ghosts of an Ireland past and passed? #paleoart #greywolf #countykerry #irishart #irishartist #extinct #rewilding #wildlifeart #oilpainting #wolves #kerry #extinction

If you have been to see the Wild Ireland: Past, Present, Future exhibition at the @UlsterMuseum the book has just arrived and it’s just gorgeous! Please RT as I know lots of people asked about a publication. @JulianFriers

Brand new print release! As the Wild Ireland exhibition at the Ulster Museum gradually draws to a close we’re delighted to announce that “Great Auk Colony on the Skerries”is now available as a print via bedrockprints.com #paleoart #paleoartist #auk #greatauk #portrush

Bears above the Killarney Lakes #extinction #paleoart #paleoartist #ringofkerry #countykerry #killarney #irishart #irishartist #oilpainting #brownbear #killarneynationalpark

Wild Ireland Series For more regular posts, Irish paleo art and more, follow over on Instagram... @julianfriers

“Ecosystem” will be exhibited at this year’s @boyleartsfestival from 18th July to 4th August. Wolves would certainly have been a feature of the woods of Roscommon in times past… #paleoart #paleoartist #wolf #wolves #roscommon #irishart #irishpainting #oilpainting #extinction

Griffon Vulture Oil on canvas #wildlifeart #wildlifeartist #birdart #griffonvulture #vulture #oilpainting #irishartist

Ireland, but not as we know it… Woolly Rhinoceros on misty uplands… But did they really roam Ireland? It seems plausible, what do you think? #paleoart #paleoartist #extinct #extinction #irishart #irishartist #oilpainting #woollyrhino #rhinoceros

Ireland, but not as we know it… Woolly Rhinoceros on misty uplands… But did they really roam Ireland? It seems plausible, what do you think? #paleoart #paleoartist #extinct #extinction #irishart #irishartist #oilpainting #woollyrhino #rhinoceros

@RobHalfpenny Thank you Rob!

One of my favourite paleo artists. The extinct Great Auk on the northern Irish coast.

Rendezvous The Atlantic Puffin! Few species seem to bring joy quite like this characterful bird. To witness a pair at sunset on the beautiful Irish coast is truly something special. #puffin #puffins #birdart #seabird #wildlifeart #wildlifeartist #irishart #irishpainting

I'm delighted to say one of @JulianFriers' amazing paintings features in my forthcoming book, 'The Magic of an Irish Rainforest'. But you'll have to wait until the book's release in September to find out which!

Some news… New print gallery online now, marking the launch of “Homecoming”, a retrospective exhibition! View here : bedrockprints.com

“Homecoming” Exclusive prints for the entire exhibition are available from the brand new online gallery over at bedrockprints.com or via the link in bio now! 🔗 #wildlifeart #paleoart #birdart #oilpaintings #oilpaint #owl #gannet #irishartist

‘Homecoming’, a retrospective exhibition of 23 wildlife paintings by Julian Friers opens Saturday 25th May at the Graffan Gallery, Castle Espie, County Down #camel #dromedary #animalart #wildlifeart #irishart #irishartist #desertlife

An occasional visitor to Ireland, the spectral Gyrfalcon surveys a misty bogland More images and news coming soon… #wildlifeartist #wildlifeart #birdart #wildlifepainting #irishwildlife #falcon #gyrflacon #birdofprey #rewilding #paleoartist #paleoart #irishart #oilpainting

Could there have been hippos in the Belfast area during the quaternary? Some say so… Imagined scenes, like the recognisable Divis and Black Mountains with added Hippo, are all part of the playful intrigue of the Lost Animals of Ireland series! #extinction #paleoart #belfast

Familiar storm clouds off the craggy outlines of Portmuck on the County Antrim Coast. Less familiar is the appearance of icebergs and woolly mammoth! Thought, by some, to have once roamed the area. #antrim #portmuck #islandmagee #paleoart #paleoartist #wildlifeart #irishart