Scratchboard Lion

I just ran across this scratchboard lion that I did for that class I took in the fall. This lion came from the same photo as the one in the oil painting below. I love his serene face! The bone came from a prop in the class. The object was to add something three dimensional (from life) to the drawing. It looks like the lion is sleeping off a large meal. The scratchboard size is 8"x10". It was done in October of 2008.

Sleeping Lion

This is a painting that I had done last September or October. I was never really happy with it. So this past weekend I worked on it some more. It's a little better but I think I may try and repaint it sometime in the future. The photo the painting is from was taken at the zoo last summer. The lions were all taking a nap on a big rock. I zoomed in real close and caught this one. As you can tell, I really like going to the zoo and taking photos for my painting. There are always animals or flowers to photograph and it makes for a nice walk through the different areas. The painting is on a 5"x7" canvas panel in oils.