Art for Gorillas

Category: Art of Conservation (AoC) | Date: Sep 17 2009 | By: Julie

In addition to making lion masks for Lion Week, the children are learning how to draw lions.

In each class the children pass around photographs and drawings of lions to understand the anatomy of lions. Then AoC art teacher, Eric, demonstrates how to draw a properly proportioned male lion. After copying Eric’s model from the chalkboard, the kids get a chance to draw their own lion to illustrate the message to stop poisoning wildlife and protect lions.

Check out some of the kids work from the week so far below.

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Please see Wildlife Direct’s Protect Lions campaign at Baraza, Born Free, Stop Wildlife Poisoning, and Lion Guardians.

Photos courtesy of Molly Feltner 2009.

Tags: art, Baraza, education, Pride of Kenya, protect animals, rwanda, Stop Poisoning Wildlife