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Wednesday, 13 February 2013

African Painted Dog


© Sharon Whitley
African Painted Dog

We always try and visit these beautiful animals when we go to Chester Zoo and one has been on the list to paint for a while now so I had a practice today with the intention of painting a bigger version next time - Gary  has asked me to paint the full animal though next time - I do prefer to just do head and shoulders paintings if I'm honest (only because I'm lazy like that!).  Very sadly these gorgeous creatures are extremely endangered in their natural habitat, down to us humans as is always the case.  On a happier note I'd like to take this opportunity to wish the wonderful and inspiring young Findlay Wilde  a very happy 11th birthday!

In fact I hope ALL of you bloggers out there are having a wonderful day whether or not it's your birthday!

Sharon x

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10 comments:

  1. Marco Luijken13 February 2013 at 17:03

    Hello Sharon,
    What a fantastic painting!! Wonderful to see how you've done this. The dog looks so real.
    These african wild dogs are very dangerous but so beautiful to see. Here in the Netherlands I see them in Safaripark Beekse Bergen. They are very impressive.

    Many greetings,
    Marco

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  2. Laura13 February 2013 at 17:40

    This doggy character was calling me from my blog list. I just had to come over and take a closer look. He is fantastic. I've seen these on documentaries and in zoos before and you have definitely caught their essence and manner. Just fabulous.

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  3. Lorraine Brown13 February 2013 at 19:34

    Terrific Sharon, captured so well

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  4. hmuxo14 February 2013 at 00:24

    Gorgeous markings on his face!! Wonderful work!!

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  5. Autumn Leaves14 February 2013 at 10:26

    A beautiful dog!

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  6. Tina Moriano14 February 2013 at 16:12

    Un precioso trabajo, sus ojos tienen vida.

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  7. Rubén Opazo17 February 2013 at 03:19

    Muy bien lograda la expresión de alerta, cada día mejor, estimada amiga.
    También extraño tus dibujos con grafito...
    Abrazo afectuoso.

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  8. Capt Elaine Magliacane19 February 2013 at 02:59

    Hi Sharon, love your artwork. Just gave you a blog award, hopefully it'll bring new viewers to all our blogs. Check it out on my blog here.
    http://captelaine.blogspot.com/2013/02/liebster-award.html

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  9. Debbie Nolan21 February 2013 at 02:33

    Sharon being from the U.S. I have never seen an African Dog - this is beautiful. It is always sad to hear about endangered species. Thanks for sharing.

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  10. Unknown21 February 2013 at 09:55

    Beautiful rendering of this portrait.

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