Dougalis Wildlifeart-Life studies-Portraits

  Few studies drawn from life last Saturday   in the morning in the Zoo Munich joined by good firends.Next time I´ll use colours I promise! Fineliners & Pitt pen          

 This male Snowy owl has been painted from life in Munich zoo today in the morning. He was pretty busy feeding his mate and chicks  but stayed long enough on the spot to be painted. Gouache  

  A Ural owl painted from life few days ago in the  Wildpark Poing close to Munich. Since I saw them in the "Wild" lately, I wanted to make a more detailed study from life  and  found them in this Wildpark where I can observe them from close quarters. Gouache colours  

  Last week I had the fortune to visit my good friend Szabolcs in Hungary for few days and had some fantastic views on birds in the field. Szabi`s sharp eyes and his knowledge of birds and where to find them made this sort trip ansolutely successful & unforgettable! The Ural owl & the Red footed falcons have been the highlights.. Many thanks also to Krisztian for guiding us to the right place and Gerald for his experience in the field.. Szabi , Krisztian & Gerald thanks a lot!  

 A northern Lynx portrait I`ve just finished, drawn with various fineliners & Pitt pens on Strathmore toned gray mixed media paper.     

  I spent few hours in the Zoo lately and this is what I managed to sketch..Not every attempt leads to a pleasing result which is obvious in the two Lynx studies..I wasn`t pleased with the first  and started a second one...   WOOD BISON    HARTMANN´S MOUNTAIN ZEBRA    LYNX 1 ATTEMPT    LYNX 2 ATTEMPT    MARKHOR GOAT     ROCK PARTRIDGE