Rhapsodies

I had a slow start of the week on Monday. So I did what I frequently do when facing creative block, go to the zoo and draw gorillas! Drawing Gorillas has been a bit of a mixed bag since November. With the arrival of newborn Yola, the Gorilla enclosure has been the biggest draw in the zoo. If you’re going to sketch it is difficult to get any line of site at all.

Fortunately I came at a quiet point and was able to get a nice spot at the corner that gave me lots of vantages. Since I lucked out and came at feeding time. It was an amusing sight watching Leo, the silverback of the group looking up worshipfully as the bags of vegetables and flowers were about to be tossed down to them.

Later I also went and sketched the Orangutans. I had a revelation that their heads are much easier to draw if you imagine them as two balls stacked on too of each other like an uneven peanut. Despite this I don’t really have anything good to show off for them today. For people who’s primary skill seems to be impersonating orange shag throw rugs they sure move around a lot.