Elephant Tusk, Trunk & Tree Wildlife Art Prints & Canvas

This original pastel painting is a study in texture and form, presenting an almost sculptural close-up of an African Elephant's (Loxodonta africana) trunk and tusk entwined with the gnarled branches of a tree. Worked in monochromatic greys and deep browns against a pale ground, the painting invites the eye to move across the intricate surfaces — the deeply furrowed skin of the trunk, the smooth curve of the ivory tusk, the rough bark of the branch. It is a painting that rewards close looking, finding beauty and complexity in the details of one of nature's most extraordinary animals.

Prints are available either on Fine Art paper or on canvas, stretched, framed, or rolled.

The original has been sold.

At the heart of nature

I am entirely self-taught. Whenever possible I draw from my own photographs. My aim is to create expressive art works that convey the beauty and emotion of nature in all its diversity.

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