Ian Griffiths Wildlife and Bird Art: What Does He Paint and How Can You See It?

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Ian Griffiths is a Cornwall-based wildlife artist whose work centres on birds, parrots and other wildlife, shown alongside landscape paintings by his father, George Griff Griffiths, on the site mail1304.wixsite.com. The site presents the work as original paintings rather than prints or reproductions, and it is the place to browse the collections and make contact about a piece or a commission. If you are looking for a specific species, a parrot portrait, or a Cornish coastal scene, the practical route is the same: view the galleries, note the painting that fits, then get in touch directly.

What Ian Griffiths Paints

The subject matter falls into a few clear groups:

  • Birds — the core of the collection, covering the bird life associated with Cornwall and beyond.
  • Parrots — a distinct strand of the bird work, treated as individual portraits rather than generic studies.
  • Wildlife — animals beyond birds, painted in the same observational style.
  • Cornwall landscapes — coastal and countryside scenes, painted by his father George Griff Griffiths rather than by Ian.

The pairing matters. The site is effectively two bodies of work under one roof: Ian Griffiths' wildlife and bird paintings, and George Griff Griffiths' paintings of Cornwall. If a landscape is what you want, you are looking at the father's work; if it is a bird or a parrot, you are looking at the son's.

Original Paintings, Not Prints

The site describes the work as original wildlife, bird art and parrot paintings. That is a meaningful distinction when you are deciding what to look for:

Original painting Print or reproduction
What you get The painted piece itself A copy of the image
Uniqueness One of one Part of an edition
Typical use Collection, feature wall, gift Affordable decor, multiple copies

On the evidence available, this is an original-art site. If you specifically need a print, an edition size, or a licensing arrangement, that is a question to raise when you make contact rather than something to assume from the gallery pages.

How Cornwall Shows Up in the Work

Cornwall is not just the artist's location — it shapes the subject matter. The county's coastline, moorland and estuary habitats support a particular range of bird life, and that is the bird life most likely to appear in the paintings. The landscape work by George Griff Griffiths makes the connection explicit, so the two collections read as a single Cornish body of work seen from two angles: the wildlife and the places it lives in.

If you want a piece that reads as "Cornwall" at a glance, a landscape is the direct answer. If you want Cornwall through its wildlife, a bird painting carries the same sense of place without the scenery.

How to Browse and Make Contact

  1. Open the site at mail1304.wixsite.com and work through the galleries — expect the bird, parrot and wildlife paintings grouped separately from the Cornwall landscapes.
  2. Identify what you want by subject: a specific species, a parrot portrait, a wildlife study, or a landscape.
  3. Note the details of the piece that interests you — title, subject and any size or medium information shown alongside it.
  4. Make contact through the site to ask about availability, price, shipping or a commission. Because the site does not publish pricing or payment details, treat every purchase question as one to ask directly.

Questions worth asking when you get in touch

  • Is this specific painting still available?
  • What are the dimensions and the medium?
  • Does the price include framing or shipping, and where do you ship to?
  • Do you take commissions, and if so, for which subjects — a particular bird, a parrot portrait, a wildlife piece?
  • Can you supply an image at higher resolution before I decide?

Common Snags

  • Assuming a price. No pricing signals appear on the site, so nothing should be read as free, fixed, or available at a listed figure. Ask.
  • Mixing up the two artists. Bird and wildlife work is Ian Griffiths; Cornwall landscape work is George Griff Griffiths. Check which name sits with the painting you like.
  • Expecting a shop checkout. This reads as a gallery-and-contact arrangement rather than an online store, so plan for a conversation rather than a cart.
  • Looking for prints. The collection is described as original paintings. If you want a reproduction, that is a separate request.

The Short Version

Go to the site for original bird, parrot and wildlife paintings by Ian Griffiths and Cornwall landscapes by George Griff Griffiths. Browse by subject, note the piece you want, and contact the artist directly for availability, price, shipping and commissions — none of which are published on the site itself.