Lost in thought

Here is a quick A4 size oil painting I did some time ago.I really liked the contrasts,and the abstract shapes in this composition and wanted to paint it.During our stay in Kasane I had many opportunities to collect reference material of elephants for future paintings.Since we had a  water hole only a few meters in front our thatched house, we were spoilt with many elephants visiting us.Some of the bull elephants got quite use to us and despite us moving around and talking they would remain nearby.It was only the breeding herds of elephants that would approach the water hole suspiciously  and when finished  would quickly melt back into the bush.Elephants are still one of my favorite animals.

Some would say that if you have seen one elephant you have seen them all.Such a person just hasn't been among elephants,and hasn't watched and studied them.If you get to know a herd of elephants or a few individuals,you will soon see that the all have different personalities.Also unlike many other animals, elephants are more like humans in the fact that they have emotions .Excitement, happiness and joy  can be seen when an elephant is reunited again with its companions,or stress ,and mourning when a elephant  dies.

Elephants at the waterhole.

Its always exiting to watch elephants,and their interaction with each other in the wild,I hope more people around the world get the opportunity to enjoy that.