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10/31/2010

thompson's gazelle

rollerball pen, quick sketch of the face and pose

10/28/2010

wildebeest gallop

pen and ink, from nature show

10/27/2010

wild buffalo

I don't know what it is that intrigues me so much about buffalo faces. The huge, floppy ears give them kind of a clownish look combined with the challenging stare and fierce horns. Plus they're so huge! Sketched from a nature program, a few days ago. Ballpoint pen.