Holiday Art

I did four pictures while on holiday, one of them is unfinished still, and another was a drawing that I had done earlier this year and happened to be still in my pad waiting for some paint. The other two are below. One is of the Algarve coastline, the other is of a Moorish castle in a place called Silvis.

At the Zoo

Someone told me its all happening at the Zoo, and it certainly was true at this free for public Zoo in Spain. Of course those Lions were absolutely spectacular and I was smitten especially by the male who was very domineering and proud, and posed for me, best of all. The lioness was equally spectacular but in a different way, she was very muscular, she had rippling muscles all over her body and was very alert, but that beautiful male did take the limelight as the pictures in the previous post shows.
It got me thinking about our connectivity to animals and nature, how this male lion posed for me and the camera, there was communication there and he was showing his glorious nature. After that encounter, I went around the rest of the Zoo ( it was a small Zoo but a very impressive one ) spending time with the animals and birds, talking to them, I said to them:- "Strike a pose!" and to my amazement, many of them maneuvered themselves to get in a good pose for the camera, the tiger and African parrot in particular.
How marvelous are our beasts and how marvelous is nature itself?



The gazelles were a tad shy, but not really that surprising as they were only a short distance from the lion enclosure!
I have just finished a glass gazelle that I made for my niece which took me over six months to make and I was very keen to see how the glass gazelle I made from scratch compared to a living one. I will put up a picture of the glass one once I have got a photo of it and downloaded it.
Gazelles are stunning albeit shy creatures and I enjoyed spending time by their enclosure gradually gaining their confidence.



It really does all happen at the zoo, and free ones are simply the best!

My Holiday Romance with the Lion Heart

Well now I know another beautiful part of the world, the Algarve in Portugal, and yes I am going to bore you with holiday pictures!

I wasn't looking for a holiday romance ( honestly ), but those Mediterranean types are so sensitive to peoples needs, they are so ... well ... sweet, I did fall a bit in love with a beautiful boy...







Ahhhh, we met in Spain actually I was just there for the day, short, but long enough to fall in love. He gave me so much love and attention I thought we would be together forever, but then, oh drat, I noticed something ...



Story of my life, I was one girl ( or lion ) too late, but I ain't letting him go that easy. That's Portuguese Love.

Hooray Hooray It's A Holi Holiday

Hi, I'm off, after all that hard work what with the exhibition and all, I'm leaving on a jet plane and I will be back in a weeks time. Here is a nice collection of cats to keep you amused while I'm gone, love and peace, Sophie xxx