Dougalis Wildlifeart-Life studies-Portraits

Back to the Old masters gallery (Alte Pinakothek) to visit the current exhibition dedicated to Caravaggio and his artist-followers , mainly Dutch.. Worth a visit despite the darkness, I had a lot of problems with the low light conditions..The first one is St Andreas painted by Nicolas Tournier ( a Frenchman) in 1616
And the second study detail of Maria painted by the dutch Hendrick ter Brugghen in "The Annunciation" in 1629 . https://www.pinakothek.de/caravaggisti

A quick sketch of the Tawny owl "Martin" done during a birdwatching "tour" in the Nymphenburg park yesterday. Sepia fineliners

Eurasian sparrowhawk female. My first ever life study of this species..I spotted a pair breeding very close to my home and I hope to be able to make more studies in the nearest future

I spent one more day in Wildpark yesterday and to my surprise I spotted a wild Ruddy shelduck pair accompanying Greylag geese in one of the big park ponds. I did some fieldwork and I hope they are going to stay longer..They are such beautiful birds!

I`ve got a call from a friend that a Tawny owl chick came out from his hole and drove to the park where I spent three hours. This is what I managed to sketch on location. Finelners & Pens

I spent few days in Wildpark accompanying my daughter who had to assist the Veterinarian for this period and tried to do some studies despite the bad weather conditions. Attached, the sketsches I managed to do on location.