White Rhino

Painting rhinos will always be a passion. I was recently commissioned to paint a mother and baby white rhino that once finished would fly to its forever home in Munich, Germany. The colours were specified and the size was 120 cm X 100 cm to fit a large empty wall in the clients living room….

Five Fauve rhino’s

A friend referred to these paintings as Fauve. I didn’t think about it like that at the time but they are. Especially if you look at the definition of what Fauvism is. “Fauvism is the style of les Fauves, a group of early twentieth-century modern artists, whose works emphasized painterly qualities, and strong colour over…

The plight of the rhino

As I am sure most of you who know me and follow my blog know how near and dear rhinos are to me. Earlier this year I made a commitment to donate all profits from the sales of my rhino paintings and prints to the preservation and protection of our rhino. In August of 2019…

A very precious oversized commodity

These amazingly majestic creatures are among my favourite of all the animals and living where we do we are fortunate enough to be able to see them on a daily basis. These gentle giants can be a little intimidating, especially when threatened and charge at what is frightening them. Phil and I experienced this first…