Wildlife Portraits

Graphite portraits, sold as prints through my studio.

A graphite portrait of a gorilla resting in grass, drawn by Bidemi Oladele
“What Are You Thinking About?”

Bidemio Studio · Personal project

Graphite drawing · Fine art print production · Merchandise and product concepts

THE WORK

Graphite, printed on cotton rag. Drawn in graphite pencil and printed on Hahnemühle cotton rag, with my printer handling the printing and framing.

A graphite portrait of a silverback gorilla facing forward
“I See You”
A graphite portrait of an elephant in profile, showing tusks and ear detail
“How Majestic You Are”
A graphite portrait of a zebra in profile
“Uniquely Striped”
A graphite portrait of a rhinoceros in profile
“Unpredictable”
A graphite portrait of a giraffe
“I’m So Pretty”
A graphite portrait of a silverback gorilla looking up at something
“Beyond”

Sold as prints through the studio. The prints are available at bidemiostudio.com.

Built product out from the work. Apparel first, with a coffee table book in progress.

A cream t-shirt printed with the gorilla portrait
Apparel concept.

Back to client work, at the other end of the scale: a 68-page research report carrying 57 figures.

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Let's talk.

I design presentations, reports and long-format editorial.
Open to senior roles, remote or in the St. Louis metro.
bd@bidemio.com · linkedin.com/in/bidemio

© Bidemi Oladele | 2026