Almost the end of Autumn

Leaves as inspiration voor drawings.




When I was walking with my dog I have collected these leaves.
It takes more than nine years until I could draw them...
But it's never too late to start!

 Two drawings almost finished.

A few sketches for icons on my blog.

Autumn is more then gray and  rainy days.

It means more at home (cozy!)

Reticulated Giraffe or Somali Giraffe(Giraffa camelopardalis reticulata)

 Rotterdam Zoo

Together with a bit of sun...

Meerkats  (Suricata suricatta), Zoo Antwerpen

More sleeping...

Fulvous Whistling Duck (Dendrocygna bicolor), Rotterdam Zoo

Beautiful colors and always company of somebody.
Rotterdam Zoo

Rotterdam Zoo

Station Antwerpen, photo made from Zoo Antwerpen

Rotterdam Zoo

             

             Looking what others are doing... 

          

        Asiatic Lion (Panthera leo persica), Rotterdam Zoo

Black Rhinoceros or Hook-lipped Rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis)

Rotterdam Zoo

Fallen leaves has its beautiful effects... Rotterdam Zoo

 

Painted Stork between leaves... 
(Mycteria leucocephala), Rotterdam Zoo 

Zoo Antwerpen

Rotterdam Zoo

Namaste and her daugher Zwatra eating  leaves that have falen in water. 

Indian Rhinoceros (Rhinoceros unicornis), Rotterdam Zoo

What a lucky: Bamboo also in de Autumn.

Red Panda (Ailurus fulgens), Rotterdam Zoo

In the evening with the moon...

Zoo Antwerpen

More Snow

Today is snowing again. There was some more snow this winter in the Netherlands. In my work there was also some snow...  The King Penguins in Blijdorp (Rotterdam Zoo) have two guys (sketchbook and drawing).

Entrance of Blijdorp (Rotterdam Zoo)

Two Fulvous Whistling Ducks and a Smew  

Common Otter 

Red-crowned Crane

Camel... 

Dalmatian Pelicans and Great Cormorants

Olinka and Eric...

Blue Heron: a loyal visitor of Blijdorp.

Red Panda

A few notes about September

Sketching in Oranjezon, a protected nature area in Vrouwenpolder.

 In Oranjezon many animals lives free, as these ponies.

The dunes of Oranjezon were formed between 1200 and 1700.

 Gulls on the beach of Oost-Kapelle

Sketches and glasses for a lamp in my atelier/livingroom.

 The lamp is ready...

Rotterdam Zoo (Diergaarde Blijdorp) celebrates birthay these month: 155 years!

Cycling in Vlissingen...

... and along Channel of Walcheren to Middelburg.

An extra table to work in my atelier. 

 The topic for the next art route in Middelburg, 7 October: pumpkins. See also my blog about pumpkins. Once when I came home from work,  I found these pumpkins on my garden table. It was a present from Anna.

 So I immediately started to working.

And two weeks later I found this beautiful specimen back on my garden table, also from Anna. 

In Early Spring...

In this early spring we cannot see much green and flowers yet. Sometimes it is too cold... But the animals are attracted to each other or have already young. At this time of the year we can see how life is richness and wonderful. So: wherever you are stand today at a moment still and enjoy the spring!

When de winter was mild the spoonbills were confused. They built nests and then the forst came suddenly. The zookeepers of Rotterdam Zoo took care for the upbringing of the young Spoonbills.

 Magnolia Denudata, Rotterdam Zoo (Diergaarde Blijdorp)

Pygmy Hippopotamus with young, Rotterdam Zoo (Diergaarde Blijdorp)

 White-Bellied Caique, Avifauna

 Black-Necked Swan, Avifauna

Rainbow Lorikeet, Avifauna 

Bald Eagle, Avifauna 

Indian Rhinoceros in the bath with the company of a Wild Duck, Rotterdam Zoo (Diergaarde Blijdorp)

Javan Green Peafowl, Avifauna 

Rüppell's Griffons building a nest, Avifauna 

Victoria Crowned Pigeons, Avifauna 

Dalmatian Pelicans, Zoo Blijdorp 

Rufous Hornbills, Avifauna 

Towny Owls, Avifauna