Gallery / Africa

Among Giants

Pencil
Limited Edition Prints Available
Giglee US$ 170

This was my first attempt at combining elephants and a large baobab tree. There are literally hundreds of baobab trees in some areas and none in neighbouring areas, and how to find the right one? One that had a good heavy shape, large trunk and branches reaching heaven-wards-a real stand-out tree. I found the tree. Now to find the elephants and what would they be doing? Keeping in mind the shadows had to fall the same way. Quite complicated and no easy task.....