Herculean lilies a delicate carpet of floral

a delicate carpet of floral

I draw on your courage and strength

Here We Lie has been finished with a satin varnish

Acrylic and enamel on canvas

Gold iridescent paint in the undergrowth brings depth and light to the painting and carefully placed detail brings a focus to the abstract colour to push the viewer toward a memory of a place

Herculean lilies a delicate carpet of floralSOLD Herculean is a portrait of a bull elephant. I was inspired to paint this portrait after reading about how elephants are being hunted to near extinction for their ivory. In Africa, due to large scale hunting most large groups of elephants could be extinct by 2020. Because of human vanity we are gradually erasing this magnificent and proud animal from the earth and it makes me want to cry. Herculean captures the strength and power of the elephant