Leopard by John Johnston

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Stunning and beautiful drawn John.

Posted by Paul (Dixie) Dean on Sun 05 Nov 12:37:23

He/she is an absolute stunner and all those markings are done extremely well

Posted by Heather Love on Sun 05 Nov 13:44:56

No no Cheetah definitely John, at least you've got it right now 😉 I like the quality of this drawing.

Posted by PogArt Ti on Sun 05 Nov 14:53:35

Great drawing

Posted by Glennis Weston on Sun 05 Nov 15:52:49

Excellent artwork.

Posted by Stephen Hulse on Sun 05 Nov 16:11:14

Who's a pretty pussy cat, then? " I am - and you're staying for lunch. Mine, to be specific. "

Posted by Robert Jones, Napa on Sun 05 Nov 17:02:23

Lovely work

Posted by Petra Palmeri on Sun 05 Nov 19:18:02

A super drawing and what a great pose.

Posted by Christine Rogan on Sun 05 Nov 19:28:09

Super John and I love the pose.

Posted by Diane Boswell on Sun 05 Nov 20:56:01

Fabulous John

Posted by Russell Edwards on Sun 05 Nov 23:59:02

Lovely drawing

Posted by Martin S Taylor on Mon 06 Nov 09:40:15

Love the pose, waiting for prey to come along. Thos markings must have been a real challenge John.

Posted by Carole Kelly on Mon 06 Nov 10:22:24

I'm overwhelmed by all your lovely comments, thank you. @Art, it's definitely a Leopard. Cheetah's have dark streak either side of their nose from the tear duct to the corners of their mouths. It's called the "Tear Line".

Posted by John Johnston on Mon 06 Nov 13:47:30

Brilliant John.

Posted by Spencer Lambeth-Angell on Mon 06 Nov 19:39:19

Thank you Spencer.

Posted by John Johnston on Mon 06 Nov 19:48:22

Beautifully executed. Great work.

Posted by Sunil Mehta on Wed 08 Nov 12:53:54

Thank you Sunil, and thank you for following too. It's much appreciated.

Posted by John Johnston on Wed 08 Nov 14:01:12

Lovely!

Posted by Petra Palmeri on Tue 28 Nov 18:14:15

Thank you Petra.

Posted by John Johnston on Tue 28 Nov 18:21:26

Hang on Studio Wall

05/11/2023

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When I came across the photograph of this big cat, I felt I just had to have a go at drawing it. Throughout the process I'd been thinking of this fine animal as a Cheetah, but I've been looking at other images on the net and am now fairly sure this is a Leopard. We live and learn.

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John Johnston

I am a very late starter, beginning my art journey almost by accident in my mid-fifty's. Fully self-taught I am very much a jack of all trades and master of none as I dabble in various media. My go-to preference is graphite, where I aim for (but never achieve) realism and second to that I'm also a…

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