Africa Memories

I have started working on my show for May 7. It will be at Terra Bella Cafe at 601 E. Dimond. The show will be on display through June 3. And the focus? You guessed it, Africa. I will have a section of the cafe dedicated to my favorite Italian, Signore Greve. However, the rest of the walls will carry my creations from my Africa experience.

There are so many animals in Africa. I have pages wrote down of the different wildlife we saw. But I find myself wanting to paint the same two animals, giraffe and elephants. I love both these animals and have painted both numerous times without seeing them in the wild. But now having heard, smelled and seen them in their living room so to speak, I can't help but keep recreating them!

As an artist you really need to paint what is moving you. So I have finished the elephant shown above, a giraffe of similar style who is currently drying. I have 2 more canvas with......well okay, the same subjects!

Soon zebra will stroll through my studio. I think a Goliath heron might swoop through as well. There will be plenty of elephants and giraffe for company.