Here’s an album of the art I created while I was traveling last month. I had a lot of fun drawing the alligators at the Okefenokee NWR and Harris Neck NWR. They’re good models because they don’t move much. There really is no substitute for drawing from live animals, although I took a ton of photos, too. Other than the one at the top, they’re in chronological order, starting with New York. All but one pencil sketch was done with a Sakura Micron .02 black pen. I used a Pentalic Nature Sketch 7×5″ sketchbook, a very handy size. Drawings on white paper are difficult to scan or photograph. I lightened them as much as I could.
Central Park ViewCalfornia sea lion, Central Park Zoo, New YorkResting grizzly bear, Central Park Zoo, New YorkTurtles, snow leopard cub, Central Park Zoo, New YorkPronghorn head mount and hat, Explorers Club, New YorkCheetah mount, Explorers Club, New York; White ibis, Okefenokee NWR, GeorgiaWhite ibis in tree, Okefenokee NWR, GeorgiaWater lily, Okefenokee NWR, Georgia; River cooter (turtle), Harris Neck NWR, GeorgiaAlligator, Harris Neck NWR, GeorgiaAlligator front leg, Harris Neck, NWR. GeorgiaJekyll Island, Geogia“Crazy”, 12′ long, 800-900 lb. bull alligator, Okefenokee Swamp Park, GeorgiaFarmstead, Okefenokee Swamp Park, GeorgiaAlligator details, Okefenokee Swamp Park, GeorgiaBald cypress tree, Okefenokee NWR, GeorgiaBald cypress roots, Okefenokee NWR, GeorgiaBald cypress, American alligator, Okefenokee NWR, GeorgiaLive oaks and Spanish moss, Fort Clinch State Park, Amelia Island, FloridaSavannah NWR, South CarolinaBirds, Hudson River Valley, New York State
When I got back north and was up in the Hudson River Valley, I visited Olana, the home of American artist Frederic Church. The house wasn’t open but the grounds were. It was windy and pretty cold, but I was determined to do at least a couple of watercolors since the view from the house is famous and has been painted by a number of artists over the years.
Hudson River from Olana, New York State; 8×8″Catskill Mountains from Olana, New York State; 8×8″
I also spent a couple of days with an artist friend at his home in the Hudson River Valley. We spent one morning on location at this lovely pond.
Those are beautiful!
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