#a4artwork

A friend says my paintings are all so dark - I don't think of them that way, I just need dramatic shadow-play. This bunch of antelopes in the zoo lives with marabous and giraffes. On my ref photo they looked like uncredited extras; I love the view of a hundred skinny legs of herds. It proved difficult to apply liquid frisket on already painted areas when I use water in the brush to keep it clean - naturally it will lift the paint. Tricky.

This white goat from the zoo was so cuddly it actually came up the fence to get petted. It was so cute! The petting zoo was literally next door, maybe she was jealous, but apparently wasn't it in for snacks (that were forbidden to give the animals, of course, which was one of the hardest things to do). Had to draw it twice because the first attempt sat weirdly on the page. Watercolours on paper, A4.