[Sketchbook] (colored pencil, 2005) © Dane Aleksander

Simba (colored pencil, 2005) [11 × 8.5]

September 2012

Sketchbook 1

—wildlife painter in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

My passion for art is inspired by nature. Imagery from The Lion King (film, 1994) lent an early sense of both creative and emotive freedom within visual media. I remember sketching Simba over and over standing atop Pride Rock as rays of sunlight opened the sky. I remember wanting to capture that moment, and I continue to enjoy taking time to draw.

Three Little Squirrels (graphic pencil, 2011) © Dane Aleksander

Three Little Squirrels (graphic pencil, 2011) [12 × 9]

[Sketchbook] (graphic pencil, 2008) © Dane Aleksander

Three Big Cats (graphic pencil, 2008) [12 × 9]

Jaguar drinking (graphic pencil, 2007) © Dane Aleksander

Down by the River (graphic pencil, 2007) [12 × 9]

Ape (scratchboard, 2010) © Dane Aleksander

Silver Gorilla (scratchboard, 2010) [10 × 8]

Holocene (graphic pencil, 2011) © Dane Aleksander

Holocene (graphic pencil, 2011) [9 × 12]

Winter Wind (graphic pencil, 2008) © Dane Aleksander

Winter Wind (graphic and colored pencil, 2008) [11 × 8.5]