sketching at the Zoo

This morning I spent four hours sketching at Melbourne Zoo. I am posting the photos of the sketches. I am taking an old, lined ledger to sketch in at the zoo. It is light and a bigger size than my everyday sketchbook. I used watercolour pencils, without adding water – no time!

There were many animals that were too far away or not around, so I choose those close. Some even stayed still for me !

Here they all are. There is so much I could write about sketching each of these, but this blog is two days late already.

The wombat was asleep and my absolute highlight of the day. Wombats are nocturnal, This one was in a zoo-built underground borrow. Right next to the glass viewing panel. They have never been there when I visited previously. There was low light, but I could sketch and observe up close. He was in the deepest of sleeps.

I am going to try and go back soon.

2 thoughts on “sketching at the Zoo

  1. Heather

    Wonderful job. I am going to have to investigate wombats as I don’t know anything about them. I am in Canada.

  2. LOLA SMITH

    Such a variety of animals. Love the sketches – the lions, giraffe and the lovely wombat. What a morning you had.

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