At the Amber Fort

I agree, they are used as a beast of burden, but on my recent trip to India, I hardly saw any elephants part from the ones you have depicted at Amber fort. Previously (1986) I saw a lot of other elephants used for construction and civil engineering. So I have mixed feelings about the elephants of India. Apart from those used as tourist attractions, they fear extinction.<br /><br />A colourful painting though. I feel that the shadows of the elephants could be improved by making them darker, near the feet. This would fix the elephants on the ground. Perhaps a little more light and shade on the elephants skin too, to make them more 3D.

Actually Linda I only saw one other on this trip. I was in southern Inia some years back and you are right they were much more common then.<br /><br />Thanks for the good tips. I&#39;ll act on them.<br />John