New Painting Debut! “Ikh Nart Argali-Cautious And Curious”
This is the second, and largest, of the three argali paintings I’ve just finished. You can see the first one here. I’ll post the third one next Friday. I spent over an hour watching these rams at Ikh Nartiin Chuluu Nature Reserve in 2010. And sometimes they watched […]
Mongolia Monday- Wildlife Profiles: Argali
I’m starting the New Year with a new series on Mongolian wildlife. These will be short profiles with essential information and interesting links. First up is the animal which brought me to Mongolia in the first place, the argali, now one of my favorite subjects. Species: Argali (Ovis […]
The Big Argali Painting, Part 3
When we last left the big argali painting (36×40″), I had worked through the composition and drawing. You can read that post here. I finally got back to it this week. The first step was to use the good old grid system to transfer the drawing in pencil. […]
First Known Photos of an Argali Sheep Crossing a River
I have just received confirmation that I have taken the only known photographs of a Mongolian argali sheep crossing a river. This occurred at the Gun-Galuut Nature Reserve during my Flag Expedition on the very first morning of observations. In fact, he (Dr. Reading believes it was a […]
