African Elephant
by Amy E Fraser
Title
African Elephant
Artist
Amy E Fraser
Medium
Painting - Oil Pastel On Paper
Description
The African Elephant by Amy E. Fraser. This is an expressive elephant portrait in shades of black, white, gray and brown with an uplifted trunk, happy expression and kind brown eyes complimented with a bright red orange textural background.
The African elephant (Loxodonta) is a genus comprising two living elephant species, the African bush elephant (L. africana) and the smaller African forest elephant (L. cyclotis). Both are social herbivores with grey skin, but differ in the size and color of their tusks and in the shape and size of their ears and skulls. African elephants have grey folded skin up to 1.2 inches thick that is covered with sparse, bristled dark-brown to black hair. Short tactile hair grows on the trunk, which has two finger-like processes at the tip, whereas Asian elephants only have one. Their large ears help to reduce body heat; flapping them creates air currents and exposes the ears' inner sides where large blood vessels increase heat loss during hot weather. The trunk is a prehensile elongation of its upper lip and nose. Both male and female African elephants have tusks that grow from deciduous teeth called tushes, which are replaced by tusks when calves are about one year old. Tusks are primarily used to dig for roots and strip the bark from trees for food, for fighting each other during mating season, and for defending themselves against predators. The tusks weigh from 50 to 100 pounds and can be from 5 to 8 feet long. They are curved forward and continue to grow throughout the elephant's lifetime. They are amongst the world's most intelligent species. With a brain mass of just over 11 pounds, the elephant brain is larger than that of any other terrestrial animal. Many African cultures revere the African elephant as a symbol of strength and power. It is also praised for its size, longevity, stamina, mental faculties, cooperative spirit, and loyalty.
Amy E. Fraser’s Oil Pastel Animal Portrait series is an impassioned tribute to the beauty and magic of our beloved Animal Kingdom. Fun, gestural and energetic, these vibrant animals are painted in a stylized realism that is imbued with distinctive character and personality.
The African Elephant by Amy E. Fraser. Animal Portrait Paintings created from the artist’s intense connection to and love for all creatures great and small. Oil Pastel on archival paper. All images copyright Amy E. Fraser. All rights reserved.
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