Dougalis Wildlifeart-Life studies-Portraits

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

After more than 10 years I had the chance to go back and visit the castle of Rosenburg 120 km north of Munich. This medieval building has been transformed to an attractive falconry museum, and holds an interesting Raptor collection. This is what I managed to sketch during my stay there. I must go back for sure! Steller`s sea eagle juv. study. Derwent line makers of graphit tone & Faber Castell pitt pens Steller`s sea eagle, juv. Half -fnished study. Derwent line makers of graphit tone & Faber Castell pitt pens A speedy study of an African fish eagle sunbathing. Derwent line makers of graphit tone & Faber Castell pitt pens Bald eagle study. Derwent line makers of graphit tone & Faber Castell pitt pens

Many of my friends know that I`m a regular visitor of Munich zoo 20 years now.Hundreds of studies have been created on location , I met a lot of interesting people, made friends, and most of all I`ve learned a lot working from life and still do..Yesterday was again such a warm day, and couldn`t resist the temptation to go there and try my luck.Attached the studies I managed to complete or at least to start with.. Banteng bull resting, Derwent fineliners ,Faber Castell Pitt pens and Unipin fineliners A speedy sketch of young Banteng bull, Derwent fineliners , The finished study of the other Dwarf crocodile, the female in this case. Derwent fineliners ,Faber Castell Pitt pens and Unipin fineliners Dwarf crocodile study, initial sketch using Derwent fineliners . I didn`t get it finished, `cause the reptile jumped in to the water and disappeared in a small cave . Lion head study, Derwent fineliners Sumatran orangutan study, Derwent fineliners ,Fabe...

Wildpark Poing is beautifuly located very close to Munich, and I use to visit it regularly because of their mainly eurasian Bird and mammal collection, but most of all because of the Raptors. I had yesterday the chance to be there, and managed to get some studies finished.

I met an old friend yesterday and went to Munich zoo to sketch. I didn`t manage to make a lot of fieldwork , except of these two,attached also the unfinished ones, but I enjoyed the time..