At The Zoo

Sometimes it is really nice to get out to the zoo and see with your own eyes the varied and beautiful inhabitants of our world. At least there is an effort now to place the animals in somewhat of a natural habitat. I always hated seeing them placed into small cages.

The zoo here in Phoenix is a very nice one, but my all time favorite is San Diego, which is truly magnificent in both flora and fauna of the world. If you should ever have the opportunity to visit you will not be disappointed.

Here is a watercolor of an Orangutan that I did from a photograph taken at the Phoenix Zoo.

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Author: Ralph Sellers

First of all, let me borrow a line from the Grateful Dead...what a long strange trip its been. I grew up in Appalachia, not far from Wheeling, West Virginia. I decided at seventeen that working in the coal mines was not for me and soon found myself standing at an on-ramp with my thumb out. It was the Sixties and adventure beckoned. I'm a self taught artist, primarily focusing on the natural world. I enjoy painting the flora and fauna of this beautiful planet. I currently live in Arizona, and most of my recent works reflect the inhabitants of the Sonoran desert.

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