In honor of the vast numbers of little Wild Kratt kids absorbing all the animal knowledge they can on this fine Saturday, a few elephants for scientific observation. Just a subtle turn of the head and shift of the leg and the whole dimension of the space they take up changes. Had a blast on […]
View post →On one of many trips to Disney’s Animal Kingdom, I began to draw some grass and leaves and then a butterfly lit on one of the leaves I was drawing. The butterfly was so beautiful I thought it would be nice to create many of them. So I wet some leaves with watercolor […]
View post →A quick drawing of three of the stilt walkers from the Animal Kingdom Parade. Reminds me of the Mocko Jumbies at home in the St. Thomas Carnival parades. Margaret Hurst
View post →In the Animal Kingdom in DisneyWorld, there is an Indian prayer tree. The tradition is that people tie ribbons or bits of fabric to the tree, to represent a wish or prayer. When that prayer is answered, the person puts a bell on the tree. The sound of the bells tinkling represents all the answered […]
View post →I love elephants. I think they’re cool. I made this drawing/picture a while ago. I was inspired by being at Disney’s Animal Kingdom. After I took the Kilimanjaro Safari ride in Harambe Village and saw the elephants hanging out by the baobab tree I made a few inspired drawings. Just thinking about the relationship of […]
View post →Another duck I saw during my trip to Disney’s Animal Kingdom last week. ducks come in so many color combinations. Despina
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Disney World…what a great place to go and to be and to draw! There is no other place like it. Everything is there for you to see and draw and enjoy. All four parks are incredible. Each has it’s own special gift to offer. And the best part is you don’t have to be a […]
View post →With December in full swing this brisk sunny Sunday, Ronnie’s post this week inspired thoughts of warm, tempting days gone by for me too. Above is a reportage study for a larger painting project I started in Animal Kingdom. Happy Sunday! – Michele
View post → Thought it’d be fun to share one of my favorite “on the spots”…this was a quick study of a resident ostrich I tried to capture on paper a few years back while staying at the Animal Kingdom Lodge.  Graphite pencil on paper by Michele Bedigian
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Animal Kingdom is a beautiful place. I sometimes find it hard to look away long enough to make a drawing. This drawing is of some ruins that are laying amongst the bushes and trees in the Asia section of the park. It’s been made into a shrine by the “locals” and really, it’s stunning. As […]
View post →happy  happy  happy go the animals as they parade through the African village in Animal Kingdom happy  happy  happy  am I  to be drawing them Drawing this parade was really an adventure. There was no room to stall, no room to judge. I had to be quick and trust my […]
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