Vic Reeves<\/a>, the artist is known for his exquisite paintings of British birds. Around 45 will be on display with some of the paintings created exclusively for the exhibition.<\/p>\nThis will be the first time that the artist\u2019s paintings are displayed in a national gallery, with most works available for purchase.<\/p>\n
Although most will know Jim for his comedy, he has produced art all his life, admitting: “All I ever did as a child was paint.” He was immersed in the art world as a child, regularly attending craft fairs and galleries with his parents.<\/p>\n
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Nightingale in blossom<\/p>\n
He achieved his first taste of success at the age of ten, winning a competition on a cornflakes box by painting a combine harvester. He went on to study at art school.<\/p>\n
After his father gifted him a set of very heavy binoculars from the Second World War, he became more interested in watching the birds from afar.<\/p>\n
Jim said: \u201cIt\u2019s an honour to be exhibiting at Lady Lever; a truly unique gallery that\u2019s brimming with masterpieces. The process of working with the team at National Museums Liverpool has been a greatly enjoyable one and I\u2019m very much looking forward to sharing the finished exhibition with visitors.\u201d<\/p>\n
![\"Jim](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/19031_Jim-Moir-Portrait-External-LLAG-7883_Pete-Carr_Jim-Moir-at-the-Lady-Lever-Art-Gallery_Jim-Moir.webp\")
Jim Moir outside the Lady Lever Art Gallery in Port Sunlight, Wirral(Image: Pete Carr)<\/p>\n
Dave Moffat, assistant curator of decorative Art at National Museums Liverpool, said: “Moir\u2019s paintings are unmistakably his; his passion for birds is visible in every brushstroke, along with his knowledge of each species.<\/p>\n
“He studies each bird before painting it, allowing him to capture their character and quirks with his own unique blend of precision and wonder. The exhibition presents a joyful and imaginative study of British birds.”<\/p>\n
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Purple Heron<\/p>\n
From garden birds to seabirds, Dawn to Dusk celebrates the magic and majesty of many of the UK\u2019s most-loved feathered friends, inviting us to appreciate their brilliance and importance through the beauty of paint.<\/p>\n
Dawn to Dusk: Birds by Jim Moir will run from Saturday, June 14, to Sunday November 2.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Around 45 of the artist’s paintings will be on displayJim Moir outside the Lady Lever Art Gallery in…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":15123,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8815],"tags":[748,393,4884,10383,179,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-15122","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-liverpool","8":"tag-britain","9":"tag-england","10":"tag-great-britain","11":"tag-lady-lever-art-gallery","12":"tag-liverpool","13":"tag-uk","14":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114327839408449184","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15122","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15122"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15122\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/15123"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15122"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15122"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15122"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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Jim Moir outside the Lady Lever Art Gallery in Port Sunlight, Wirral(Image: Pete Carr)<\/p>\n