Sketching at the zoo

I am in a summer sketching workshop, hitting various sites around town. The medium we are using is charcoal. Jury is out for me on charcoal. Don't think I like the messy fingers, which may be ironic since I have paint on my hands and fingers seemingly all the time. I most enjoyed a trip to Woodland Zoo. We sketched quickly, and the animals are hardly cooperative models! Loved the elephants, but the meer was my favorite. So in charge, is he!

 

On the zoo lawn before class.