Dougalis Wildlifeart-Life studies-Portraits

I haven`t been in the park since November and despite the madness around us I didn`t want to miss the chance to go there since I felt that I`m out of practice in field sketching..The weather was wonderful! This is my first life study of a Tawny owl this year..In addition, a quick sketch of a Grey heron and a couple of photos just to see how my "open air" studio looked like

I have a special interest on extinct species, and the Passenger pigeon and its tragic fate couldn`t be an exception..Attached a small paitning I`ve just finished , showing a pair of this fascinating bird. Acryla gouache on paper

Attached this time a commisioned acrylic painting of an Iberian lynx in first morning light I did lately.
The Iberian lynx is one of the most rarest wild cats in the world and one of the most beautiful for sure.Thanks to conservation efforts during the last decades, the population has increased enormously ,but it is still under threat..Also attached the preliminary drawing

Some b & w studies I did lately , part of my daily practice

A series of images taken while teaching an evening art class yesterday. A European Tree frog , my last watercolour demonstration for this course

Attached this time, an illustration I did lately, of a European dipper in his biotop somewhere in the Alps. Painted in acrylics on paper

A Red squirrel , watercolour demonstration I did this week for an an adult art class. Attached also, a series of images showing the process...