Animal Sketches: Kudu and Ostrich

c. 1998
Pencil on trace

I have done a number of illustrations that feature animals; typically I will begin with a number of preliminary sketches in pencil.

These were done for Rachel's Menagerie. The ostrich is still there (though flipped horizontally). The kudu, however didn't make the cut. Actually I did include him in the original painting, but later felt that he was not colorful enough, so I painted him out and replaced him with the madrill.

More animal sketches: