Happy Hollow Park and Zoo, San Jose Thursday, July 27, 2017

Several times during the warm months Happy Hollow Park and Zoo invites seniors to Senior Safari Walkabout when adults 50+ can enter the park one hour before the general public and get free admission and parking, a great bargain.  Last year was the first year we tried this and had rain showers.  This year we had beautiful weather, which made for a more fun experience; however drawing and painting moving animals is still quite the challenge.  Fortunately, Sophia the jaguar posed for a long time while she took a nap. The tortoise ate a long and leisurely breakfast allowing for great sketching and painting.


Link to Happy Hollow

Link to Senior Walkabout

Jayne captures the spirit of the place on her journal page

Laurie draws the wallaby.  Notice the wallaby on the right.

Laurie's collage includes many critters

Mary and Cindy drawing Sophia, the jaguar

Cindy's painting of Sophia, the jaguar

Marilyn's drawing of a turkey vulture and Sophia, the jaguar

Iris's first page of animal drawings

Iris's second page of animal drawings

Kristi's drawing of a black necked stilt

Leslie's value sketch of meerkats

Leslie's value sketch of the tortoise

Benay's painting of the tortoise

Benay's painting of a vintage VW bus in the "Backyard Habitat"

Kristi drawing the "Crooked House"

Kristi's drawing of the "Crooked House"

Suzie's watercolor of the bear and umbrella

Broncha's painting of the "Keep-Around Carousel"

Lisa's painting of the"Keep-Around Carousel"

Leslie's painting of the "Keep-Around Carousel"

Lisa's unfinished painting of the chandelier and seating area by the pond

Cindy's two page spread of the pond

Dick painting by the pond

Dick's painting of a view across the pond

Dick's granddaughter Eva painting by the pond

Salinda painting by the pond

Salinda's painting, Artists Across the Pond

Salinda's second painting

A group of picnickers

Another table of picnickers