Just after I photographed this wombat at Australia Zoo, he came racing down the hill to a gate. I thought he was going to be fed by his speed, to my surprise he was going for a walk, so I managed to get a much closer encounter than I was expecting. I also found out… Read More Burrow the Wombat in Gouache
I’ll start this blog off with how these little bird painting came about. As you can see below is a full sheet of Archers cold pressed 300g paper, once torn into sheets you get roughly 6 A4 sheets and two small strips left over. I tore the two strips in to smaller squares and this… Read More Three Wrens in Gouache
This painting of a koala is taken from one of my photos while I was visiting Australia Zoo about 3 months ago. I usually start with the eyes and noses of animals, and beaks if I’m painting a bird. Then if I’m happy I move on to complete the painting. As I started painting rather… Read More Koala painted in Gouache
A few weeks ago I decided to check out the new zoo that Sydney had to offer. Sydney Zoo had just opened and people were streaming through the gates. At around 9:30am there was a few hundred cars in the car park so I’m glad myself and a friend arrived early. Tickets were purchased online… Read More Sydney’s New Zoo
Well happy New Years to everyone hope you are all well and well rested after the silly season. I started this kookaburra at my sisters place, as I was visiting for Christmas, I managed to get a few hrs to paint while people were playing on their phones. This guy was photographed early one morning… Read More Grumpy Kookaburra in Gouache
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