CATCH the last few days of wildlife artist Bryan Ceney’s exhibition at Haslemere Museum, before it finishes this weekend.

Born close to Coventry in 1938, he suffered the early trauma of the loss of the family home.

After the bombing in November 1940, the family was evacuated to Shoreham on the South Coast but was moved again at the start of the Battle of Britain.

Bryan returned to the Midlands, but this time to a Romany caravan camped in open fields., which was were he started sketching wildlife, starting with a favourite blackbird, a family of hedgehogs and particularly, grazing horses.

A man of many talents, he gained an art scholarship aged 13 and graduated with honours from London’s St Martin’s College, in the 1960s, where his tutors were acclaimed artists Elizabeth Frink, Antony Caro, Derrick Greaves and Phillip King.

Bryan went on to study photography in New York, and worked in Toronto and Ottawa, as an illustrator for the Canadian Air Force.

Subsequently, he worked in Paris, Amsterdam, Dusseldorf and London as a graphic designer.

While in London, he had a role in the David Puttnam film Stardust.

The film producer introduced him to the world of modelling and he was photographed by David Bailey, Herb Ritts and Sid Robeson.

Between assignments, he fitted in a 10-year career as a professional footballer.

Later he worked at Thames Television designing and executing artwork for the ‘station identity’. He is also known as the artist who originated the cover for the Bee Gees album Saturday Night Fever.

His partner Alison Lobo said: “Bryan has lived a fascinating life – all combined with his love and talent for art. He also did the background animation for Who Framed Roger Rabbit.”

The exhibition closes on Saturday, June 2. The museum is open from 10am-5pm.