Painting patterns of zebras because each are beautiful and unique. Their coats are designed by nature to help them hide from predators, like lions, cheetahs and spotted hyenas.
They live in herds and small harems that travel across the land grazing and searching for water. Their main purpose is no different than the rest of the world, survive and multiply. In order to do this they
need to protect themselves and their young. The patterns help to keep them safe as they travel across the plains, because it is harder for one zebra to be distinguish from the herd.
The pattern on a zebras coat is unique to that particular animal. Just as your fingerprints are yours and yours alone. These patterns blend and bend with their every movement in the tall grassy plains. Adding protection when they are eating, drinking and resting.
Painting patterns with acrylics
Why acrylics you might ask, it’s because I can add the depth using color and texture taking my subjects and composition up a notch. I love how the paint adds depth to the light and shadows showing that the mass of the animals I paint.
These zebras I just loved painting patterns blended together distorting their individuality.
Painting patterns of zebras is like painting someone’s finger print. The placement of the zebra in the composition because it can make or break it. The focus is on the coat of the zebra as much as it is the animal.
As I researched these beautiful creatures I was amazed how they go thru life depending on the camouflage and the instinct that goes with survival. Zebra’s stripes also control the temperature of the animal by letting the black hair stand up erect releasing heat from their body.