The lions are done with 2B pencil and gouache, in a Stillman & Birn Beta Sketchbook.
The Baboons were very entertaining to watch especially the very young one, who persisted in pestering his elders even after getting a scolding. 2B pencil and gouache, in a Stillman & Birn Beta Sketchbook.
Wish I could have gotten the Bactrain Camels to turn around, but they were at the hay baskets munching the afternoon away. 2B pencil and gouache, in a Stillman & Birn Beta Sketchbook.
This part of the zoo was fascinating. It's called the Deer Forest and a herd of 90 Fallow Deer roam free as you walk along the paths. The deer will come to you to eat if you buy corn from the little dispensers, they will follow you and walk freely in and out of groups of people. Here you see a chocolate variety, and a spotted. There is also a white coated variation. Watercolor, 2B pencil and gouache, in a Stillman & Birn Beta Sketchbook.
This was a spur of the moment visit on our way home from my daughter's college in Beverly, MA and I would have missed the opportunity to enjoy these beautiful animals if I didn't always keep at least one sketching kit in the car at all times!
2 comments:
These are wonderful sketches from the zoo! I'm going to have to try that sometime since there's a animal park close to my home. Good idea about having a kit in the car too.
Thanks Jude. You are very fortunate to have an animal park nearby. Sitting quietly observing and sketching the animals will get comfortable with your presence and come closer, relax and stay put a bit longer. Sketching them is a wonderful experience.
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