December 24 2019 “The Contemplation Of Giants” Almost finished now just a few small touchups to do and a signature. This piece will be available soon in the New Year along with limited edition prints. […]

December 5 2019 This is to show a little of the detail as previous pictures did not show it so well. Keep in mind the original has far more than a smart phone camera can […]

November 12 2019 Back at this painting after doing lots of picture framing for some limited edition prints …. oh so much work in those wrinkles November 22 2019 This painting is at last starting […]

September 22 2019 Elephant Appreciation Day Progress on this painting is going well, most of the tree is now done just a few details to add finishing touches mainly, still some areas need working up […]

August 23 2019 The branches of the baobab tree are now roughly blocked in with some of the basic highlights. The next step is to model the highlights and adjust the tone for atmospheric perspective, […]

August 13 2019 More progress on the baobab tree here you can see the layers as you descend down the trunk on the left from the underpainting to the detail. August 15 2019 August 18 […]

July 30 2019 More wrinkles, as if the rhinos were not enough! Still mapping out the painting with iron oxides in the underpainting. I like the warmth this colour has as an underpainting. It goes […]

July 15 2019 Well this is how it starts, the big white canvas mounted on panel. A beautiful bull elephant with a baobab in the background. It struck me how isolated this tree was by […]