Learning The Game

We found this young gator in a little waterhole which was quickly drying up. Young gators have a protective coloring that mimics dappled light and breaks up the shape of the body, imagine how hard it would be to see this little guy in a natural setting. Adult gators are not real pretty as far as looks go, I remember being struck by how handsome this little Florida gator was. This painting was included in my book “Painting Nature’s Little Creatures”.