Flourish of Stripes

In 2022 I went off to the semi desert area abutting the Namib Naukluft Reserve in search of the Hartmann Zebras. They are a mountain zebra species and only occur in the west of the African continent, in small pockets. They are numbered among the endangered species of Africa. Finding them and photographing them proved quite problematic due to their skittishness. 

It took many hours of rising before the sun, making my way down to a hide at a waterhole and hiding out in anticipation of their arrival. I had to make sure I did not move unnecessarily and of course, I had to ensure that they did not see that it was a person behind the camera. Many hours and many photographs later I was able to start work on my Hartmann Zebra collection.

This portrait is the first that I tackled and shows off the dewlap on the Zebra's neck. Their stripe patterns are quite different from other zebras and of course, charcoal, my favourite medium catches the nuances of soft lights on their coats.

My reference material for this piece was garnered while staying at the fabulous Schlesien located right next to the Namib Naukluft Reserve in Namibia.

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