"Bullwagi", an elephant profile portrait on black canvas. Size 8" x 10", oils, wrapped canvas. Bullwagi is a sweet elephant, born in Florida, and resides at the Birmingham, Alabama Zoo. He weighs in at a mere 13,000 pounds!
Worked into a dark background, I wanted to capture Bullwagi's calm expression by using soft hues. He only has one tusk, the other being removed after an accident when he was a youngster. I wanted to portray him as "different is okay”, by painting him differently than his "normal" coloring. He reminds me that there are many bullies in our world, always pointing out others flaws and weaknesses, or anything that is "different" from what they call the norm. Yes, Bullwagi is different to us, but he seems happy and is a very valuable "stud”, and much loved by the many zoo keepers and thousands of visitors that come to say hello to Bullwagi each year.
I love doing commissions of animals, and especially people's beloved pets. Please contact me through my web site @ Sandra Cutrer Fine Art,or this blog, or my email address@ sandrasart777@aol.com, and I will get back to you as soon as possible.
"Ask the animals, and they will teach you, or the birds of the air, and they will tell you; or speak to the earth, and it will teach you, or let the fish of the sea inform you. Which of these does not know that the hand of the Lord has done this? In his hand is the life of every creature and the breath of all mankind."
Job 12:7-10
Blessings,
Sandra Cutrer, Fine Art
sandracutrer.com
