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Paschalis Dougalis

@dougalisart.bsky.social

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Professional wildlife illustrator for 30 years with a special interest on European fauna and Extinct species. I work from life as often as I can

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Paschalis Dougalis @dougalisart.bsky.social · 1d

Bald eagle study drawn from life using Sepia fineliners & warm grey pitt pens. Sea otter island-Cordova-Alaska

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Paschalis Dougalis @dougalisart.bsky.social · Aug 12

Snowy owl portrait drawn with Copic & Staedtler fineliners

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Paschalis Dougalis @dougalisart.bsky.social · Jul 27

Rock partridge at the left and Chukar partridge to the right, head comparison. It is something I wanted to do long time now because there are still people who often mistaken Chukar for Rock partridges. I tried to show all the importrant features as clear as possible and hope to create a coloured image soon. Fineliners

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Paschalis Dougalis @dougalisart.bsky.social · Jul 18

I haven`t been in the Zoo for ages and I was missing the atmosphrere working outdoors desperately. When I saw in the forecast about best weather conditions , decided to spend few hours in the Zoo today in the monring. Lot of visitors , kind reactions and nice talks!

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Paschalis Dougalis @dougalisart.bsky.social · Jun 3

This is the portrait of "Josephine" , I drew within two hours from life in an evening session organised by the Akthof art school ( in Munich) back in 2017. I used Derwent fineliners ,Faber Castell Pitt pens & Gelly Roll Basic white pen on Strathmore toned tan paper

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Paschalis Dougalis @dougalisart.bsky.social · May 27

Bonelli`s eagle female in the nest with a chick. An acrylic painting I did back in 2013 and is based on video footage I took in Greece, Attached also, the preliminary drawing sketched directly from the video

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Paschalis Dougalis @dougalisart.bsky.social · May 23

Cyrenaica wren illustration painted for a scientific article few months ago in gouache. German ornithologists observed this Northafrican Wren subspecies in Libya prior to civil war, Also attached, the preliminary drawing I did using fineliners

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Paschalis Dougalis @dougalisart.bsky.social · May 22

A double Bearded vulture portrait I did years ago, using Staedtler fineliner.( based on video footage I took in Alpenzoo Innsbruck - Tirol-Austria).

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Paschalis Dougalis @dougalisart.bsky.social · May 2

thank you!

Paschalis Dougalis @dougalisart.bsky.social · May 1

thank you! I feel privileged to have good friends who know where to find the birds!

Paschalis Dougalis @dougalisart.bsky.social · Apr 30

A long legged buzzard chased by two hooded crows. A study inspired by a video and is drawn with fineliners

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Paschalis Dougalis @dougalisart.bsky.social · Apr 26

A Golden eagle portrait drawn from life today in the morning in a Wild Park close to Munich uisng Sepia fineliners

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Paschalis Dougalis @dougalisart.bsky.social · Apr 24

Barred Warbler singing. Based on my own video nad drawn with various fineliners and Pens on toned paper

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Paschalis Dougalis @dougalisart.bsky.social · Apr 21

A Dalmatian pelican in breeding plumage. A commissioned piece I`ve just finished and is drawn on toned paper using various fineliners & Pitt pens

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Paschalis Dougalis @dougalisart.bsky.social · Apr 8

Long legged buzzard immature ,head study, based on video footage I took in Munich zoo few years ago,,,Bic pen & Staedtler fineliner

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Paschalis Dougalis @dougalisart.bsky.social · Apr 2

Carolina parakeets gouache painting, Also included is the preliminary drawing as well a couple of shots taken during the painting process

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Paschalis Dougalis @dougalisart.bsky.social · Mar 19

A video taken by my good friend Georgios Kostikidis while I was drawing a Long eared owl last week in Greece . Many thanks Georgios !

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Paschalis Dougalis @dougalisart.bsky.social · Mar 18

Long- eared owl studies drawn from life close to my hometown in Greece last week. Many thanks to my good friend Georgios Kostikidis for showing me the place and for his support

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Paschalis Dougalis @dougalisart.bsky.social · Mar 6

A Peregrine falcon study based on a video taken by a friend and is drawn with Staedtler fineliners. Here is the Link to the video where it is based on: www.facebook.com/reel/1155585...

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Paschalis Dougalis @dougalisart.bsky.social · Mar 5

Common kingfisher portrait. A watercolour demonstrationn I did for an adult painting class in Munich.

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Paschalis Dougalis @dougalisart.bsky.social · Mar 4

A Calandra lark singing on the rock. I used various fineliners and pens to draw it on Daler Rowney ingres pastel paper.

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Paschalis Dougalis @dougalisart.bsky.social · Feb 28

Something else now, a study of Horse chestnut tree foliage pattern I did on the spot in the Park...Bic black pen

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Paschalis Dougalis @dougalisart.bsky.social · Feb 26

thank you! I did start drawing when I was four, painting with seventeen and more than thirty years working as an illustrator

Paschalis Dougalis @dougalisart.bsky.social · Feb 26

Attached now, few images showing the creative progress of the recent Fox watercolour

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Paschalis Dougalis @dougalisart.bsky.social · Feb 25

A Red fox portrait I finished today for an adult evening painting class. A series of images showing the process of the painting will follow soon

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