Scimitar Horned Oryx
by Amy E Fraser
Title
Scimitar Horned Oryx
Artist
Amy E Fraser
Medium
Painting - Oil Pastel On Paper
Description
The Scimitar Horned Oryx by Amy E. Fraser. This is an expressive antelope portrait in shades of white, copper, blue and gray with kind brown eyes complimented with a soft blue background.
The scimitar oryx (Oryx dammah), also known as the scimitar-horned oryx and the Sahara oryx, is a Oryx species that was once widespread across North Africa. The scimitar oryx is a straight-horned antelope that stands just over 3 feet 3 inches at the shoulder. The males weigh 310 to 460 pounds and the females 200 to 310 pounds. The coat is white with a red-brown chest and black markings on the forehead and down the length of the nose. The coat reflects the sun's rays, while the black portions and the tip of the tongue provide protection against sunburn. The white coat helps to reflect the heat of the desert. Both male and female oryxes have horns, with the females' being more slender. The horns are long, thin, and symmetrical, and curve backward (a distinctive feature of this species); they can reach 3 to 4 feet long in both sexes. The hollow walls of the horns are so thin that they can easily break. The myth of the one-horned unicorn may have originated from sightings of injured scimitar oryxes; Aristotle and Pliny the Elder held that the oryx was the unicorn's "prototype". From certain angles, the oryx may seem to have one horn rather than two, and given that its horns are made from hollow bone that cannot be regrown, if a scimitar oryx were to lose one of its horns, for the rest of its life it would have only one.
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 Scimitar Horned Oryx 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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February 2nd, 2023
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