Lone Elephant
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This was a very experimental watercolour painting. I soaked the 140 lb paper for about half an hour, then slid a board under it, to prevent it from disintergrating. I dropped paint onto the saturated surface and waited (forever!) to see what shapes emerged. It's like looking at clouds and seeing shapes. I saw an elephant so gradually added more colours as the paper dried out, to bring out the image of the elephant. I added some buffaloes and birds to balance the composition, and of course some baboons, as I once had a pet baboon...called Mona Lisa!
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