Eastern lowland Gorilla - ZAIRE
Pastel, 17 x 25 inches
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Fine Art Giclee Prints:  Available
Original Wildlife Art painting:  SOLD
Original Fine Art Wildlife paintings for sale or commission direct from the artist.  Limited Edition Giclee Prints also available.
AFRICAN WILDLIFE - Painting of a Gorilla
© Copyright Eric Wilson
All rights reserved
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This wildlife art painting was done in pastels on Royal Soverign Pastel card using a variety of pastels
ranging from Carbothello pencils to soft Windsor and Newtons.

The original painting has been sold but I do have limited edition prints available for sale. Please
contact
me for details.
Gorilla. I really enjoy to paint foliage, and in my wildlife paintings I
go to great lengths to make sure that it is accurate to the habitat of
the animal subject. Even the butterfly pictured on the left is one I
This painting is as much about the jungle foliage as it is about the
Gorilla. I really enjoy to paint foliage, and in my wildlife paintings I
go to great lengths to make sure that it is accurate to the habitat of
the animal subject. Even the butterfly pictured on the left is one I
saw and photographed when exploring the jungle of Zaire in search
of the gorillas.
I had many encounters with the Gorillas in Kahuzi-Biega national
park and shall never forget the first time I looked into the eyes of a
wild silverback sitting calmly in his jungle home only a few feet
away.
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A 'very young me' tracking gorillas in Zaire.
Gorillas by wildlife Artist Eric