I'm not 100% sure that it's totally art-related, but I had to share these photos from the Australian Reptile Park because it was such a unique experience.
Above, that's not a dog. It's a dingo. According to most of the Australians I talked to the whole "a dingo ate my baby" is spectacularly rare and mostly unheard of. It's part of the reason that nobody believed Lindy Chamberlain. However, while we were in Australia, there was a report of a toddler being attacked by a dingo until her parents intervened. It definitely made me stay away from this dingo.
The top two photos contain real turtles and a fake crocodile. In the rest of the photos, the croc is alive and far away from me. ;)
Petting a kangaroo has to be one of the major highlights of my Australian trip. I've always had a fear of petting zoos, so actually petting the kangaroo was kind of a big deal for lots of reasons!
Above was the only koala that was awake. Not unusual. Koalas sleep 20 hours every day!
The spiders in the trees were bigger than any I've ever seen. And my understanding is that I missed some of the truly large spiders of Australia…thank goodness!
I've been holding these photos for several months wondering whether or not to post them. I try to keep things very art-focused around here. But then I decided that part of creating art is about drawing inspiration from the things we see. I know that I've never seen animals like these and if you're not an Aussie, it's possible that you haven't either.
Some possible artistic inspiration:
- The color combo I'm wearing: purple and red. I like it! (Obviously.)
- Crocodile scales — what a great stencil or stamp that would be!
- The Eucalyptus trees are so beautiful and would be fun to memorialize in paint.
- The brown tones in the kangaroo's fur. A lot of people think of Brown as an "ugly" color, but I think it's worth exploring and exploiting.
- Scale. The giant Galapagos Tortoise. The enormous spider. The tiny turtles. I've been thinking a lot about scale in my work lately. Not only the scale of the work itself, but the scale of the objects within the work. A giant eye or a tiny hand, etc. Scale that is abnormal tends to delight and excite most people.
- How about the patterns on the entry gate? Those would make for cool doodles.
What do you see that inspires you artistically?
Thanks for stopping by!
You got to pet a kangaroo!
I’m glad that you shared the pics.
Trees inspire me although I don’t often draw them, they just get me in the mood to create.
You got to pet a kangaroo!
I’m glad that you shared the pics.
Trees inspire me although I don’t often draw them, they just get me in the mood to create.
You got to pet a kangaroo!
I’m glad that you shared the pics.
Trees inspire me although I don’t often draw them, they just get me in the mood to create.
You got to pet a kangaroo!
I’m glad that you shared the pics.
Trees inspire me although I don’t often draw them, they just get me in the mood to create.
You got to pet a kangaroo!
I’m glad that you shared the pics.
Trees inspire me although I don’t often draw them, they just get me in the mood to create.
You got to pet a kangaroo!
I’m glad that you shared the pics.
Trees inspire me although I don’t often draw them, they just get me in the mood to create.
There is not much in nature more artistic than a dewy spider web. Each is a masterpiece of nature and no two are alike.
The faces of all these creatures are enough to want me to pick up a pencil and sketch!
The photographs in themselves are fantastic, too.
What are those curly, spiky balls in photos #2 and 3, they look like porcupine.
G’day! And thanks!
There is not much in nature more artistic than a dewy spider web. Each is a masterpiece of nature and no two are alike.
The faces of all these creatures are enough to want me to pick up a pencil and sketch!
The photographs in themselves are fantastic, too.
What are those curly, spiky balls in photos #2 and 3, they look like porcupine.
G’day! And thanks!
There is not much in nature more artistic than a dewy spider web. Each is a masterpiece of nature and no two are alike.
The faces of all these creatures are enough to want me to pick up a pencil and sketch!
The photographs in themselves are fantastic, too.
What are those curly, spiky balls in photos #2 and 3, they look like porcupine.
G’day! And thanks!
There is not much in nature more artistic than a dewy spider web. Each is a masterpiece of nature and no two are alike.
The faces of all these creatures are enough to want me to pick up a pencil and sketch!
The photographs in themselves are fantastic, too.
What are those curly, spiky balls in photos #2 and 3, they look like porcupine.
G’day! And thanks!
There is not much in nature more artistic than a dewy spider web. Each is a masterpiece of nature and no two are alike.
The faces of all these creatures are enough to want me to pick up a pencil and sketch!
The photographs in themselves are fantastic, too.
What are those curly, spiky balls in photos #2 and 3, they look like porcupine.
G’day! And thanks!
There is not much in nature more artistic than a dewy spider web. Each is a masterpiece of nature and no two are alike.
The faces of all these creatures are enough to want me to pick up a pencil and sketch!
The photographs in themselves are fantastic, too.
What are those curly, spiky balls in photos #2 and 3, they look like porcupine.
G’day! And thanks!
Thanks for posting all the animal pics. I live in a rural setting and so love all my animal neighbors……I have a doe that comes and plays in my dogs wading pools….quite the sight.
Thanks for posting all the animal pics. I live in a rural setting and so love all my animal neighbors……I have a doe that comes and plays in my dogs wading pools….quite the sight.
Thanks for posting all the animal pics. I live in a rural setting and so love all my animal neighbors……I have a doe that comes and plays in my dogs wading pools….quite the sight.
Thanks for posting all the animal pics. I live in a rural setting and so love all my animal neighbors……I have a doe that comes and plays in my dogs wading pools….quite the sight.
Thanks for posting all the animal pics. I live in a rural setting and so love all my animal neighbors……I have a doe that comes and plays in my dogs wading pools….quite the sight.
Thanks for posting all the animal pics. I live in a rural setting and so love all my animal neighbors……I have a doe that comes and plays in my dogs wading pools….quite the sight.
Good Day Julie,
I think in these beautiful educational pictures of The Austrialian Reptile park. That the inspiration for me is both shape and color. Take a look back at the spider in the tree. the beautiful blue color of the sky. If you darken the blue to midnight blue and then ad in a slivery full moon. then add the spider as a star then you have the start of a evening night painting Of the moon and the stars.
If you use the same colors as mentioned in the evening night painting use the full moon and a silver gray spider hanging from the tree on a white silk thread. Then you have a start of a Halloween painting. Hedge Hogs round balls used for playing croquet like in Alice in wonderland. I also see them as Christmas Ornaments hanging from a Christmas tree.
With all the shapes and colors and yes I love the red and purple of Julies attire. There truly is a lot of inspiration here not only shapes and colors but also of the literary kind. Lots of fun stories to make up about the animals and vegetation and people as well.
Love all your pictures of your fabulous journey to Australia. Thank you so much Julie for sharing all of this and all that you do to inspire us.
Fawna
Good Day Julie,
I think in these beautiful educational pictures of The Austrialian Reptile park. That the inspiration for me is both shape and color. Take a look back at the spider in the tree. the beautiful blue color of the sky. If you darken the blue to midnight blue and then ad in a slivery full moon. then add the spider as a star then you have the start of a evening night painting Of the moon and the stars.
If you use the same colors as mentioned in the evening night painting use the full moon and a silver gray spider hanging from the tree on a white silk thread. Then you have a start of a Halloween painting. Hedge Hogs round balls used for playing croquet like in Alice in wonderland. I also see them as Christmas Ornaments hanging from a Christmas tree.
With all the shapes and colors and yes I love the red and purple of Julies attire. There truly is a lot of inspiration here not only shapes and colors but also of the literary kind. Lots of fun stories to make up about the animals and vegetation and people as well.
Love all your pictures of your fabulous journey to Australia. Thank you so much Julie for sharing all of this and all that you do to inspire us.
Fawna
Good Day Julie,
I think in these beautiful educational pictures of The Austrialian Reptile park. That the inspiration for me is both shape and color. Take a look back at the spider in the tree. the beautiful blue color of the sky. If you darken the blue to midnight blue and then ad in a slivery full moon. then add the spider as a star then you have the start of a evening night painting Of the moon and the stars.
If you use the same colors as mentioned in the evening night painting use the full moon and a silver gray spider hanging from the tree on a white silk thread. Then you have a start of a Halloween painting. Hedge Hogs round balls used for playing croquet like in Alice in wonderland. I also see them as Christmas Ornaments hanging from a Christmas tree.
With all the shapes and colors and yes I love the red and purple of Julies attire. There truly is a lot of inspiration here not only shapes and colors but also of the literary kind. Lots of fun stories to make up about the animals and vegetation and people as well.
Love all your pictures of your fabulous journey to Australia. Thank you so much Julie for sharing all of this and all that you do to inspire us.
Fawna
Good Day Julie,
I think in these beautiful educational pictures of The Austrialian Reptile park. That the inspiration for me is both shape and color. Take a look back at the spider in the tree. the beautiful blue color of the sky. If you darken the blue to midnight blue and then ad in a slivery full moon. then add the spider as a star then you have the start of a evening night painting Of the moon and the stars.
If you use the same colors as mentioned in the evening night painting use the full moon and a silver gray spider hanging from the tree on a white silk thread. Then you have a start of a Halloween painting. Hedge Hogs round balls used for playing croquet like in Alice in wonderland. I also see them as Christmas Ornaments hanging from a Christmas tree.
With all the shapes and colors and yes I love the red and purple of Julies attire. There truly is a lot of inspiration here not only shapes and colors but also of the literary kind. Lots of fun stories to make up about the animals and vegetation and people as well.
Love all your pictures of your fabulous journey to Australia. Thank you so much Julie for sharing all of this and all that you do to inspire us.
Fawna
Good Day Julie,
I think in these beautiful educational pictures of The Austrialian Reptile park. That the inspiration for me is both shape and color. Take a look back at the spider in the tree. the beautiful blue color of the sky. If you darken the blue to midnight blue and then ad in a slivery full moon. then add the spider as a star then you have the start of a evening night painting Of the moon and the stars.
If you use the same colors as mentioned in the evening night painting use the full moon and a silver gray spider hanging from the tree on a white silk thread. Then you have a start of a Halloween painting. Hedge Hogs round balls used for playing croquet like in Alice in wonderland. I also see them as Christmas Ornaments hanging from a Christmas tree.
With all the shapes and colors and yes I love the red and purple of Julies attire. There truly is a lot of inspiration here not only shapes and colors but also of the literary kind. Lots of fun stories to make up about the animals and vegetation and people as well.
Love all your pictures of your fabulous journey to Australia. Thank you so much Julie for sharing all of this and all that you do to inspire us.
Fawna
Good Day Julie,
I think in these beautiful educational pictures of The Austrialian Reptile park. That the inspiration for me is both shape and color. Take a look back at the spider in the tree. the beautiful blue color of the sky. If you darken the blue to midnight blue and then ad in a slivery full moon. then add the spider as a star then you have the start of a evening night painting Of the moon and the stars.
If you use the same colors as mentioned in the evening night painting use the full moon and a silver gray spider hanging from the tree on a white silk thread. Then you have a start of a Halloween painting. Hedge Hogs round balls used for playing croquet like in Alice in wonderland. I also see them as Christmas Ornaments hanging from a Christmas tree.
With all the shapes and colors and yes I love the red and purple of Julies attire. There truly is a lot of inspiration here not only shapes and colors but also of the literary kind. Lots of fun stories to make up about the animals and vegetation and people as well.
Love all your pictures of your fabulous journey to Australia. Thank you so much Julie for sharing all of this and all that you do to inspire us.
Fawna
Great photos. Australia has a wealth of unusual animals. I believe the top photos are Echnida. And if you like the red and purple, which is my fav colour combo thanks Julie, you should also check out the Cassawary – similar to an ostrich, but with colour and attitude.
Great photos. Australia has a wealth of unusual animals. I believe the top photos are Echnida. And if you like the red and purple, which is my fav colour combo thanks Julie, you should also check out the Cassawary – similar to an ostrich, but with colour and attitude.
Great photos. Australia has a wealth of unusual animals. I believe the top photos are Echnida. And if you like the red and purple, which is my fav colour combo thanks Julie, you should also check out the Cassawary – similar to an ostrich, but with colour and attitude.
Great photos. Australia has a wealth of unusual animals. I believe the top photos are Echnida. And if you like the red and purple, which is my fav colour combo thanks Julie, you should also check out the Cassawary – similar to an ostrich, but with colour and attitude.
Great photos. Australia has a wealth of unusual animals. I believe the top photos are Echnida. And if you like the red and purple, which is my fav colour combo thanks Julie, you should also check out the Cassawary – similar to an ostrich, but with colour and attitude.
Great photos. Australia has a wealth of unusual animals. I believe the top photos are Echnida. And if you like the red and purple, which is my fav colour combo thanks Julie, you should also check out the Cassawary – similar to an ostrich, but with colour and attitude.
Those are echidnas.
Those are echidnas.
Those are echidnas.
Those are echidnas.
Those are echidnas.
Those are echidnas.
I think the pattern of the fur/quills in the first animal could be interesting to explore. And when you’ve faced a fear, that gives you something to explore in your art journal! 🙂
I think the pattern of the fur/quills in the first animal could be interesting to explore. And when you’ve faced a fear, that gives you something to explore in your art journal! 🙂
I think the pattern of the fur/quills in the first animal could be interesting to explore. And when you’ve faced a fear, that gives you something to explore in your art journal! 🙂
I think the pattern of the fur/quills in the first animal could be interesting to explore. And when you’ve faced a fear, that gives you something to explore in your art journal! 🙂
I think the pattern of the fur/quills in the first animal could be interesting to explore. And when you’ve faced a fear, that gives you something to explore in your art journal! 🙂
I think the pattern of the fur/quills in the first animal could be interesting to explore. And when you’ve faced a fear, that gives you something to explore in your art journal! 🙂