Here are beautiful water colors by Sarah!
Today, the 22nd of September is Elephant Appreciation Day! And because I really love elephants and couldn’t stop after just one water color, I had to paint a second one. 🙂
African Bush Elephant (water color on paper; Sept. 2018)
Most of us only get to see elephants in zoos and/or documentaries, and some of us, like me, might dream to see them one day in the wilds of Africa.
But if we want to, we better hurry as African elephants are listed as vulnerable by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) while the Asian elephant is classed as endangered.
One of the biggest threats to elephant populations still is the ivory trade, as the animals are poached for their ivory tusks. Other threats to wild elephants also include habitat destruction and conflicts with local people. In Asia they´re used as working animals. And in the past they were even used for war, think of Hannibal for instance, who…
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Wow, Charles, a great share.
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Thank you!
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Stunning portrait!
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Yes!
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Thank you very much for sharing this, Charles! Wishing you a wonderful and creative weekend!
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Sarah, you are very welcome!
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Thank you!
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Lovely share…
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Thank you!
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Sarah’s art is lovely!
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Yes, it is!
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