Romeo

On a recent trip to the Galapagos, I met Romeo, the giant tortoise, wandering on a farm. Romeo had a lot of charm and put on quite a show for the lady tortoises in the vicinity. Romeo was happy to pose for me. After many photos I was able to capture his expression. I have tilted his colouring a bit towards purples to try and capture the warmth of his personality.

The piece is 11x14 on Stonehenge paper using Caran D'ache Luminanace and Faber Castell Polychromos. I used some Gamsol in the early stages for blending colours into the paper.