Those Eyes

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Beautifully painted Clive.

Excellent painting, and long may the gorillas thrive.

Am sure I commented on this before - anyway, a lovely painting and the eyes have it of course

Thank you so much Caroline and Robert for your gratefully appreciated comments, and also thank you Heather, yes you did comment before, but the original image was too dark so I reposted it.

Lovely painting - something quite moving about it.

Thank you so much Hilary, it was certainly a very moving experience, and I am delighted some of that has come out in the painting.

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07/03/2021
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18" x 14" Oil painting on canvas board. I painted this from a photograph I was privileged enough to take image of a baby gorilla, whilst on a tracking safari in the Virunga region of Rwanda. After a hike to over 10,000 feet, to eventually find the habituated mountain Gorillas, now beginning to thrive again after the fantastic work the conservationists are doing, was such an emotional thrill, and a moment we will never forget. Had so much fun painting this, and am happy with how it came out.

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Clive Golanski

I have recently retired from the retail world, and will now be 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 have been rare and far between. Lockdown gave me the time to take up my painting again, and I…

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