Baby gorilla and mum, Virunga, Rwanda by Clive Golanski

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I thought it was a photo ....... fantastic texture and character capture

Stunning Clive and what a great trip

Thank you Linda, Diana, and Heather, loved doing this one, and brought back amazing memories

Stunning painting, Clive!

This is superb. You have captured the textures of the fur so well and the expression of the baby gorilla is spot on.

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09/10/2020
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We were incredibly privileged to visit Rwanda a couple of years ago for a gorilla trekking excursion in the Virunga mountains. I took this photo of the mother and her three month old baby, after a two hour hike to over 10,000 feet. Left us breathless in many ways. Oil on canvas board, 16” x 12”

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Clive Golanski

Retired now and able to spend much more time on my painting. Used to paint watercolours, but work commitments meant very little time for my art, so paintings were rare and far between. Lockdown gave me the time to take up my painting again, and was when I took up oils for the first time. I love the…

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