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And this is MY favorite drawing right here. I remember doing this coming straight from the very first meeting with Chris and Kevin, after they had introduced me to the project, asking if I was interested. OK, I thought, they want me to do Gorillas, what do THEY look like again , and I did this small drawing , without reference with just a ballpen, some watercolor and a bit of coffee, ...yes coffee , and I was just lucky.This gorilla has an incredible presence, he's just "there". Its one of those phenomenons , its your first go at something, beginners luck maybe, and I spend month after month trying to do it again, working hard at it and failing again and again. All the books and tapes didn't help, couldn't find that first energy again.
I reposted it in a higher resolution, hope it helps. I alsoadded another sheet with Kerchak-sketches. In the left corner you'll see KENT MELTON'S marvelous maquette. That guy is a true genius.Also what he did with Clayton, he sculptured what I couldn't draw....

Daniel has asked about my "books and tapes didn't help"- remark. I was referring to books and tapes about gorillas, reference in other words, and I meant the energy of the drawing, not my own.
If you ask me about my working music , good old Bernard Herrmann works best....