Dougalis Wildlifeart-Life studies-Portraits

  A Tawny owl drawn from life today in the morning in Nymphenburg park in Munich. I heard that the weather is going to be somewhat warmer reaching 9 degrees Celcius and hoped to find an owl to sketch. We expect snow tomorrow...I managed to finish this but until it was completed I experienced many frustrating moments!    

  A Lion male portrait I did last Saturday as a watercolour demonstration for an adult painting class . I have to say that I painted the portrait up to a certain point in the class and finished it at home because of lack of time ..I rarely paint or draw Lions, except maybe of life studies I did in the Zoo.I have the impression that there are more than enough artists in the world, many excellent, some less skilled who are mainly painting Lions and I don`t think that I have something new to add...    

  A domestic Goose portrait I finished last Saturday  for an adult painting class. Attached also a series of images showing the process of the portrait     

After more than a year and when I heard that this day is going to be the warmest of the month , I went back to the Park , where I was lucky and glad to meet an old friend who led me to a "new " Owl in a "new" location. The guy here was very shy and as soon as someone came too close to his tree disappead in his hole. It took me almost the double time I usually need to finish the drawing, waiting for the owl to reappear. Drawn with various Sepia fineliners & Faber-Castell Pitt pens    

  A Tawny owl, drawn from life today in the morning in "Englischer Garten" Munich. The last time I`ve been in the park drawing owls was February of 2024! Sepia fineliners & Pitt pen warm grey pens  

  I have spent two unforgetable weeks in the beautiful Cordova , Alaska , having been invited to a project co- organized by Artists for Nature Foundation & Native Conservancy. I feel exceptionally honoured and grateful to be part of this and my thanks goes in particular to Ysbrand Brouwers from Artists from Nature and David Lynn Grimmes & Dune Lankard from Native Conservancy. I`ve been part of a huge family and worked side by side with amazing artists and humans like Rosanne Guille, Barry van Dusen and Siemen Dijkstra.. The only thing I can say in a word is that it was overwhelming and life changing experience! More about the project here: https://www.artistsfornature.com/.../new-anf-project-alaska/