Study of the Canadian Goose's Mouth
This was a texture study on the major mouth structures of the Canadian goose from life. I've always been interested in the laminae on the beak and the papillae along the tongue. It was very neat to get close up (without a goose trying to bite me) to examine the structures of the trachea and the esophagus - it was helpful for visualizing the intubation of the goose, so I do plan to expand this illustration eventually.
Main exploration of the mouth and areas of interest. I would be interested in expanding this study out into a guide on intubating geese.
Front view of the beak. (Painted afterwards; this is the only one not painted from life, and painted from pictures).
Some other studies - I pulled out the trachea to study that, and wanted to note the choana on the goose (opening to nasal sinuses)