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Unfortunately your browser does not support iFRAMES. <P>However by scrolling down you can still see all the image captions: <P CLASS="title"><A NAME="ONTHEPROWL">ON THE PROWL</A><BR><FONT CLASS="dimensions">(250mm x 145mm)<br>(9 13/16" x 5 11/16")</FONT></P> <P CLASS="caption">There is something special that sets a cat apart from other animals. Somehow you must find a way of capturing that quality and bring it out in the picture. It’s no easy task. My attempt was to freeze that moment of tension as the cat creeps forward, her eyes widening as she gets ready to pounce.</P> <P CLASS="title"><A NAME="PADDLINGPENGUIN">PADDLING PENGUIN</A><BR><FONT CLASS="dimensions">(232mm x 160mm)<br>(9 2/16" x 6 5/16")</FONT></P> <P CLASS="caption">You won't find many drawings of penguins quite like this. It's an unusual angle, a snorkler's eye view. If you look carefully you'll see that this is much more of a sketch than a super detailed study. I drew it quite a long time ago. It is no less effective for being sketchy but it does give an idea how my style has developed.</P> <P CLASS="title"><A NAME="PORTRAITOFAPOLARBEAR">PORTRAIT OF A POLAR BEAR</A><BR><FONT CLASS="dimensions">(274mm x 194mm)<br>(10 13/16" x 7 10/16")</FONT></P> <P CLASS="caption">A crafty look sideways, he knows you are there and he is keeping a wary eye on you. He is resting up after a swim before heading off across the ice.This is a simple composition but a tricky drawing. Wet fur is a challenge to say the least.</P> <P CLASS="title"><A NAME="RINGTAIL">RINGTAIL</A><BR><FONT CLASS="dimensions">(180mm x 350mm)<br>(7 1/16" x 13 12/16")</FONT></P> <P CLASS="caption">Apparently there are 13 rings on a Ring-tailed Lemurs tail. There are not many occasions when you can drop that into a conversation, and I’m strangely pleased if I manage it.<br> This Lemur is one of the Marwell Zoo group, I’m still saving my pennies for a trip to Madagascar. One day.</P> <P CLASS="title"><A NAME="SHETLANDSHADE">SHETLAND IN SHADE</A><BR><FONT CLASS="dimensions">(297mm x 129mm)<br>(11 11/16" x 5 1/16")</FONT></P> <P CLASS="caption">This Shetland pony was in a friend's field. I carefully drew just the top half and placed the coppiced tree in front for effect. I then guessed where the shadows and dappling might fall and when I was happy the scene was complete.</P> <P CLASS="title"><A NAME="STRIPES">STRIPES</A><BR><FONT CLASS="dimensions">(123mm x 150mm)<br>(4 13/16" x 5 14/16")</FONT></P> <P CLASS="caption">This is one of my personal favourites. They are wild zebras socialising in Kruger National Park. It's easy to get up close to zebras, first of all they are everywhere and then of course they relax during the day. It tends to be only at night when they get their backsides bitten off.</P> <P CLASS="title"><A NAME="THECHASE">THE CHASE</A><BR><FONT CLASS="dimensions">(192mm x 289mm)<br>(7 9/16" x 11 3/8")</FONT></P> <P CLASS="caption">This beautiful cat was born in the mountains of Kashmir. She had been rescued by the Indian Army after they discovered that her days were numbered. Apparently she had killed some of the local’s livestock and they were less than happy about it.<BR> The army managed to trap her successfully and then donated her to the Snow Leopard breading project in Darjeeling.</P> <P CLASS="title"><A NAME="THEPACK">THE PACK</A><BR><FONT CLASS="dimensions">(203mm x 244mm)<br>(7 16/16" x 9 10/16")</FONT></P> <P CLASS="caption">I wanted to avoid the standard wolf howling at the moon theme so I have attempted to create an air of curious menace as the pack closes in. This is in reality only one wolf and I drew it three times over.To give it a little more depth youll notice that I drew the front wolf darker, the back wolf lighter and the middle wolf er.. middler.</P> <P CLASS="title"><A NAME="TIGERINTHEGRASS">TIGER IN THE GRASS</A><BR><FONT CLASS="dimensions">(341mm x 218mm)<br>(13 7/16" x 8 9/16")</FONT></P> <P CLASS="caption">This is my most popular print. You can see why, at first glance its easy to miss the tiger in the middle but then your eyes focus in on the eyes focusing out. I drew this one using the same model sitter as in my other print 'Tiger Rising', but I needed only the upper face. The rest I added by pencilling in the background and dashing it out again with an eraser. The smaller leaves were lifted out using a piece of Blu-Tak.</P> <P CLASS="title"><A NAME="TIGERRISING">TIGER RISING</A><BR><FONT CLASS="dimensions">(178mm x 182mm)<br>(7" x 7 3/16")</FONT></P> <P CLASS="caption">I'm often asked where I begin a drawing, and I always say the eyes.If you get the eyes right the rest should follow. I always think that this fine fellow looks as if he's got a headache, what a face; just imagine encountering this guy as you bird watched in the bush.</P> <P CLASS="title"><A NAME="TIMETOTHINK">TIME TO THINK</A><BR><FONT CLASS="dimensions">(170mm x 190mm)<br>(6 11/16" x 7 8/16")</FONT></P> <P CLASS="caption">I've shown this portrait to many people and as yet noone has yet realised that this is a 'Mrs' Gorilla. She had a little'un with her but she didnt want me to see it, she kept manouvering around so that I couldnt get a clear view.Oh well never mind, Mum was a good model and I think she has a lovely soulful look about her.</P> <P CLASS="title"><A NAME="TRUNKSANDTEXTURE">TRUNKS AND TEXTURE</A><BR><FONT CLASS="dimensions">(247mm x 130mm)<br>(9 12/16" x 5 2/16")</FONT></P> <P CLASS="caption">There is a certain irony in going all the way to Africa only to see these wrinklies in Pretoria zoo. That said drawing the texture of mud encrusted jumbo hide was a real challenge. </P> <P CLASS="title"><A NAME="YOUNGSERVAL">YOUNG SERVAL</A><BR><FONT CLASS="dimensions">(305mm x 195mm)<br>(12" x 7 11/16")</FONT></P> <P CLASS="caption">I saw this Serval on a game farm near Umfolozi in South Africa. It had been injured and was recovering in a pen. I was allowed in to take a few pictures. These are the eyes of a wild cat and you can feel their intensity.</P> <P CLASS="title"><A NAME="YOUNGZEBRAAFTERRAIN">YOUNG ZEBRA AFTER RAIN</A><BR><FONT CLASS="dimensions">(245mm x 192mm)<br>(9 10/16" x 7 9/16")</FONT></P> <P CLASS="caption">I saw this youngster and his Mum in Kruger National Park in South Africa. It was the rainy season and you can see the wet hair I drew on his back.He was a happy young zebra, wild and free. I watched enchanted as he gambolled across the vast African plains, that was of course before the lion appeared and ripped him to pieces! Just kidding, I will have my little joke.</P>
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