Dougalis Wildlifeart-Life studies-Portraits

A Barn owl study I`ve painted from life in a Raptor rehabilitation center today in the morning. Watercolours. The first watercolour from life after months!

Extinct animals and birds are still among my favorites, and the Tasmanian tiger is surely one of them. I did start one more painting depicting the animal and though I was pleased with the background the tiger seemed to be very big for the size, with wrong proportions and facial expression. I decided to remove the tiger and repainted it over the background but much smaller. Surely not my best attempt but I know that I`ll be able to create a much better painting one day.

Some new life works , I did today in a small Raptor hospital close to Munich. A eurasian hobby, a Tengmalms owl, and a screaming young Long legged buzzard..

I`ve been honoured to have been interviewed by Prasad Natarajan for "Artist for Wildlife and Nature"in India. Check out the Link: http://artistsforwildlifeandnature.blogspot.com/2020/07/quarterly-wildlife-artist-feature.html

I spent few hours today in the morning in a Wildpark close to Munich accompanied by a good firend, and managed to do some drawings from life . Fineliners & Pens

From a visit to a Red kite nest close to Munich yesterday. Not every attempt is successful..And there were clouds of Mosquitoes to deal with...

Thylacine walking , one more study based on the videos . Sepia fineliners & Pitt pens

Just finished the attached watercolour, based on the monochromatic drawing I`ve uploaded recently. A bird of prey I love in particular

I`ve been notified by a good friend of the existence of a recently rediscovered Thylacine video, and insprired of it, I`ve done a couple of studies trying to understand his movemnt and appearance . I hope to find the time to do some coloured versions soon . Sepia fineliners

Once again a raptor portrait, a Golden eagle drawing . I used Derwent Sepia fineliners to do it..

Long -legged buzzard an adult in this case , portrait. Sepia fineliners

I spent few hours with a scientist friend in the yesterday in the morning in a very special place not too far away from the Alps. We checked out some Red kite nests and I managed to do my first "wild" adult Red kite study on location. Attached , the sketches from this morning as well my open air studio...

My interest on Shrikes is still present , and a friends video inspired me to do a couple of quick studies  of the courting beahviour of the  Lesser grey shrike. I wanted to thank in particular Tora Benzeyen for allowing me to use his footage. Fineliners

I spent a couple of hours in a Wildpark close to Munich which opened again after months and managed to finish the attached studies of a Peregrine falcon and a Black-chested buzzard-eagle a new species to me.

Siberian tiger portrait painted in gouache. As I did lately with the Lanner falcon portrait ,I used only brush without initial pencil drawing and is based on video footage taken in Munich zoo.  For those who might be interested to watch the whole video here is the Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3gS5qlx2sH0

Once again courtship behaviour study, in this case of the Red backed shrike. Based on footage I took in Greece back in May 2012

Eurasian hare study, based also on video footage I took last year in Saxony. Sepia fineliners

Woodchat shrike courtship. Study based on video taken lately by a good friend in Greece. This is why I love videos, `cause I can study movement and behaviour..Thank you very much Giorgos  for allowing me to use your footage! Fineliners & Faber Castell Pitt pens

I managed to visit the Munich zoo yesterday after months , because it was closed due to lockdown, and even now I had to book my visit on time since there is only a certain number of visitors per day allowed. The weather was cold and rainy for the most part of the morning, so I had to move on regularly and sketch as quick as I could. My studies include the female Snowy owl, budgerigars and Hartmann`s mountain zebra.

Attached some life studies I did lately. A Tawny owl, Mute swan ,Greylag goose and a Canada goose from Nymphenburg park and a common buzzard sketched today very close to Munich from a distance aided by my scope