East African Oryx Wood Print

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The East African Oryx by Amy E. Fraser. This is an expressive Oryx antelope portrait in shades of black, white, brown and gray with light brown eyes complimented with a bold persimmon orange background.

The East African oryx (Oryx beisa), also known as the beisa is a species of antelope from East Africa. The East African oryx stands just over a meter at the shoulder and weighs around 175 pounds. It has a gray coat with a white underside, separated from the gray by a stripe of black, with black stripes where the head attaches to the neck, along the nose, and from the eye to the mouth and on the forehead. The mane is small and chestnut-colored; the ringed horns are thin and straight. They are found on both sexes and typically measure 30 inches long. East African oryx live in semi-desert and steppes, where they eat grasses, leaves, fruit and buds. They are able to store water by raising their body temperatures (so as to avoid perspiration). They gather in herds of 5 to 40 animals,...

Amy E. Fraser is a Fine Artist, Photographer and Baker. She creates in her home studio nestled in a beautiful wildflower meadow, surrounded by enchanting wildlife, deep in a magical fairy tale forest. When Amy is not drawing, painting or sculpting she can be found wandering the forest, photographing nature, tending to her garden or practicing the fascinating craft of Sourdough baking. Amy has a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Parsons School of Design and a Masters of Arts and Liberal Studies from Dartmouth College. Fraser has exhibited her work throughout the United States and has pieces in the archives of The National Museum of Women In The Arts and The Smithsonian, Archives of American Art, both in Washington, D.C. Fraser's paintings,...