Goats and a Deer from the Capital of Texas Zoo

Hooved animals baffle the heck out of me. Especially goats!! They're knobby and have weird proportions. From the side they look like any normal hooved animal, but from the front you notice how freakin wide they are. Go try drawing a goat and you'll see what I mean!

I have a collection of plastic animals from Schleich that I use as study aids for animal drawing, but I haven't been able to find a goat for purchase yet. I usually find them at Target or Tractor Supply, but I haven't ran into a goat for sale yet. Bummer! I really want a goat toy!!

Have a nice day!
Tiffanny

Sketchbook - Capital of Texas Zoo

Living in the country, there are not many places I can go to conveniently. No grocery store closeby, no mall, no restaurants. What IS conveniently close to me though is the Capital of Texas Zoo. Thank heavens I don't have to travel very far to study and draw animals. Because it's close, I don't feel compelled to spend all day there to make the trip worth while. Zoo drawing can be exhausting, with the heat, crowds, and the general humbling experience of drawing animals. These sketches are the result of a modest 3 hour visit to the zoo.

the ring tailed lemurs were too fast. A great exercise in gesture.

There was a kid at the zoo rapping his ABCs at some birds next to the lion's cage. The lion's face looked like he was really annoyed. The kid was hilarious. He was acting like he was the ultimate bad-ass because he can rap his ABCs.

Until next time,
Tiffanny