Dougalis Wildlifeart-Life studies-Portraits

I`ve spend few hours in the zoo today in the morning. It was pretty cold outside and couldn`t stay long. Attached , two studies I managed to do, a portrait of the male Indian rhino and one of the mountain hares wearing his winter coat. Both sketched using various fineliners and pens on toned paper

Few waterbirds speedy studies I did a couple of days ago at Ismaning reservoir close to Munich, using Derwent line makers, Faber castell pitt pens and aided by my telescope.

I`ve spend the whole morning in the zoo today., hoping to make some gesture studies of the mountain hares.They are getting their winter coat at the moment,looking exceptionaly attractive. Eventually , I decided to make a study of the most white one and didn`t regret it.I`ve used mixed media including Copic markers, Faber-Castell pitt pens, and white Gelly roll pen on Moleskine watercolour paper

 I spend a week in Berlin visiting relatives. Unfortunately it was rainy and windy almost all the time, and the only I managed to do was to visit the Natural history museum and the Zoo in East Berlin, only for a morning , a foggy one. Attached , speedy sketches from the Zoo visit,a sketch of a stuffed Harpy eagle  with a macaw as a prey from the museum, as well a study of a co-traveler in the train on our way back to Munich

Autumn is Tawny owl time! Trying to benefit of every sunny minute, I went back to Nymphenburg park and found this Reddish Tawny owl sitting somewhere else (I checked out his markings and colour , and I`m pretty sure that it is the same individual I have painted last week close to main water channel) but still with a very interesting background. Life study , watercolours  

It was a beautiful, sunny autumn day yesterday, and couldn`t resist the temptation to visit the park of Nymphenburg palace when I got a phone call from a friend talking about a new Tawny owl! I was lucky to spot this one close to the main water channel, and spend four hours there to finish this study. Attached also, an other one and a couple of Grey heron studies sketched also in the park few days ago.

Me painting in the zoo a new Snowy owl study, the young female this time. Watercolours

My first watercolour from life after months, and my first ever Snowy owl watercolour study from life! A "session" of four hours today in the morning in Munich zoo.

The only study I managed to do during a family day-excursion to northern Bavaria, visiting the Rosenburg castle and its Raptor collection. Bald eagle male (falconry bird), Derwent fineliners & Faber Castell Pitt pens

I spend once again several hours in front of the new enclosures studying the Snowy owl and the mountain hares. It`s time to do a coloured study next time , I guess...

Attached ,  Snowy owl & Mountain hare from Munich zoo & white Rhino studies from Augsburg zoo

A couple of studies I did two weeks ago, in a hot summer day in Wildpark Poing(close to Munich)

After months of absence I went to Nymphenburg palace park looking for the Owls. I saw three of them but the leaves didn`t allow any proper study, and eventually  I did a drawing of the one close to the main water canal, since I didn`t get any better chance...

Studies of the Siberian tiger "Jegor" I did from life yesterday in Munich zoo

Short visit to the zoo today accompanied by my daughter. Attached the only sketches I managed to do, since it was impossible to stay on a spot longer than 5-10 minutes..I was "forced " then by my daughter to move on to the next enclosure Young Indian rhino resting, Munich zoo, Derwent line makers of graphit tone & Faber Castell pitt pens Siberian tiger sketch, today in the morning in Munich zoo, Derwent line makers of graphit tone & Faber Castell pitt pens

I`ve spend several hours in Nuremberg zoo with a good friend yesterday, sketching and having fun! Attached, the day`s "harvest".. Harpy eagle life study in Nuremberg zoo,Derwent line makers of graphit tone & Faber Castell pitt pens Steller´s sea eagle male life study in Nuremberg zoo,Derwent line makers of graphit tone & Faber Castell pitt pens