Painting of an Elephant Size:40"x60" wild grasses and scattered white

wild grasses and scattered white daisies catch the light

when the light turns amber and the countryside seems to pause and breathe

Wisps of cloud trail across a clear sky

The long stems spread outward in a graceful arc

The icy blues and near-black surround work beautifully with white and grey upholstery

Painting of an Elephant Size:40"x60" wild grasses and scattered whiteA majestic African elephant strides straight toward the viewer in this dramatic vertical portrait, framed head on against the tall grasses of the savannah. Its great ears fan wide, deeply creased trunk reaching to the ground, while a pair of ivory tusks catch the warm, low light. Behind, golden grassland and the silhouettes of scattered acacias dissolve into a soft, dusk toned sky and a faint distant mountain. The close, frontal framing gives the