Elephant Oil Painting Monet blue and black paint burst

blue and black paint burst around it like scattered embers against a bright

The low golden sun glows through the trees at the top of the frame

contemporary scene that carries both gentleness and quiet resilience

The sky carries soft mauve cloud against fading blue

There is a quiet warmth here

Elephant Oil Painting Monet blue and black paint burstThis expansive oil painting follows a lone African elephant as it strides forward along a dusty trail, ears spread wide and tusks gleaming in the warm afternoon light. Around it stretches the golden savannah, tufts of sun bleached grass swaying beside flat topped acacia trees and scattered shrubs. Soft blue hills rise in the distance beneath a sky of drifting white cloud, giving the scene real depth and openness. The brushwork lends the great animal a