Yes, you read that right. I won't be posting an alpaca parade per se, since the one time I witnessed an alpaca parade I was too caught up in the moment to sketch, but I will share my sketch of a participant.
I take a ton of reference photos since artists need to be aware of copyright issues - one needs express permission from a photographer to paint from their photos or people get mad and problems. So, this is an alpaca from the NY Sheep and Wool Festival. I took its photo in late 2012 but painted it just a month or so ago.
The parade consisted of a number of llamas and alpacas, led by their owners around the Duchess County Fairgrounds. At one point, I saw a woman running while leading a llama - they were trying to catch up with the parade and asking random people where the other llamas had gone. That would have made a great picture, too.
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