Lion

Rembrandt soft pastels on Arches watercolor paper, 18 x 24" from this sketch I did last night (tv viewing again):

Badger

New pastel painting! 18 x 24", about 2 hours' work from this sketch:

Giant Anteater Anew

Gave him a bit of a workover; almost satisfied now.

Giant Anteater

Today's painting: giant anteater, soft pastels on canson paper. For this one I tried something new; instead of sketching first, I laid out a background tone, paused a film on a shot of the anteater's body (it doesn't even show the head or feet, so I didn't really copy it, just used as reference for the locations of color on the body) and dived into color! It was really fun, quick and I'm happy with the outcome. I ought to do this more often.

Hikers

Some illustrations I did a while back for a school textbook project; of hikers climbing a mountain who run into a bear. Gouache on illustration board, about 12 x 18".