Last weekend we took Mali (my one year old daughter) for her first trip to the zoo – it was a magical day watching her face as she saw real live creatures that she’d previously only seen in pictures.
I also took the opportunity to whip out the sketchbook and make a few doodles too (got slightly carried away with the penguins – such lovely, expressive and comedic little creatures)…
Hmmmm, brush and ink – not the most forgiving medium to work in 
Inspired by the wonderful array of birds at the zoo, I returned home and created this little chap in the evening…
a million years ago (ok more like 30 then!) when I was an art student my then BF was the most extraordinary illustrator/artist and I craved to be as good as him but knew I never would be – I am slow as hell and had a more realist look to my work – but it was such a pleasure to watch him capture stuff in his sketch book (an A5 black hardback Daler as I recall!).
It is so lovely to see your work in progress and the capturing of your subject ‘on the flipper’ so to speak. BRILLIANT.
thank you for sharing it.
Great work altogether! Very inspiring to look at. A feast for the eye.