nictitating:

here’s my final project from color illustration last quarter. it’s my largest piece yet, and the largest one in the show at 29” x 22,” acrylic on 300lb arches. we had a lot of freedom in choosing topics for this assignment; basically, anything we wanted. i chose to depict the southern alligator lizard (Elgaria multicarinata), based on a photograph i took a couple years ago. my classmate caught this guy during a field trip to sunol, and i remember they both put up quite a fight! i wanted to capture the joy in finding and holding a wild creature.

and don’t worry, the lizard was kindly returned to his rock, with everything but maybe his dignity left intact.