At the Zoo

I went to San Francisco Zoo last Thursday to draw. I don't really draw animals that much to be honest.

The penguin area stank to the high heavens. They are cute but you could only tolerate the smell for so long..

A goat.

That bird's probably the best thing I drew that day. And the polar bear's proportions look really off now.. I have to admit that I'm much better at catching mistakes these days but somehow this slipped.

Alpaca butt(it was busy eating and wouldn't turn around), demonic goat eyes, an actual goat sans eyes and a duck.

Prairie dog. They kept on moving around like crazy. We also spent too much time there.

Best part about drawing animals would be all the curves they have.. Hmm, I guess that also applies to figure drawing.. San Francisco Zoo is a pretty sad zoo, there aren't that many animals.. It doesn't help that the weather was pretty cold that day, so a lot of the animals were just hiding in their caves. I'd like to try drawing the rhino(with its horn cut off) next time I go.

I need to learn to draw with less lines.. There was a time I drew a lot on the bus and actually managed to draw with a lot less but then I kind of stopped, now that my commute isn't that long. Also, a regular pencil is much better to draw with than mechanical pencils.

Summer school finally started yesterday. I'm taking painting this last semester at CCSF. I originally planned to use acrylics due to having leftover paint from the previous semester but eventually decided to go with oils. I'll post what I work on here as soon as I have something to show.