These elephants are the fourth in the series 'Animals are Wild'. I painted them when I was struck by the beauty and power of elephants and the way they move, protect and eat their child. I worry about their existence and hope they will be on the planet forever. This painting contains many layers and in the process I have increasingly 'ordered' them to emphasize the message: they are in danger because of hunting. At the same time I want to show their beauty in an aesthetic painting, so I used contours to 'protect' them and playful 'dripping' techniques. I am fascinated by wild animals, how they walk, look, the instinct and wisdom they have. I like to look at images, photographs and especially films in which you learn a lot about them and experience their beauty. It is frightening that some animals are threatened. I pay tribute to animals in this series of paintings. Not literally, realistically, but I give a personal interpretation. I show the feeling, pleasure and versatility that the animals give me by following my own 'instinct': painting with flowing brush strokes and special colour combinations. The painting has a direct, lively expression and has a lot of structure, layers and texture.
ART Eva Maria is a specialist in personal painting. Eva van den Hamsvoort (Eva Maria) graduated from the Academy of Visual Arts in Breda in 1993, since then she has been working as an artist, creating commissioned paintings and paintings for ART Eva Maria Online Gallery.
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