February 8 2019 Ringo, the process here you can see a before and after of Ringo’s wrinkles on his face.

February 1 2019 I love the beauty of all that colour in an unexpected place. Grey rhino wrinkles here and not really grey at all.

Jan 21 2019 Rhino wrinkles, lots of wrinkles. I always find it fascinating how the illusion of a grey rhino is definitely not grey on the palette.

January 16 2019 Layer upon layer of grass ,starting with deep shadow colours building to beautiful golden highlights to create the depth and detail that I love.

December 14 2018 Some more progress blocking in adjusting tone, colour and a little grass texture and perspective just to make sure things are working. Lots more to come.

December 11 2018 Starting work on this painting, the early stages, blocking in the tonal range. 1.5 meters long so plenty of detail to follow. A painting of five orphaned rhino. “The Lucky Five” More […]