Texas Tortoise
by Amy E Fraser
Title
Texas Tortoise
Artist
Amy E Fraser
Medium
Painting - Oil Pastel On Paper
Description
The Texas Tortoise by Amy E. Fraser. This is an expressive tortoise portrait in shades of red, gray, green and gold with wise golden orange eyes complimented with a burnt orange textural background.
There are 30 recognized species of turtles in Texas, but only the Texas Tortoise, or Gopherus berlandieri, is truly a tortoise. Unlike most turtles, Texas tortoises inhabit dry land and lack webbed feet. They use their claws to scrape out shady resting places called pallets beneath bushes or cacti. These tortoises can be found from South Texas into northern Mexico, where water is a rarity, so Texas tortoises get hydrated through their veggie diet of prickly pear cacti, grass and other plants. The Texas Tortoise is the smallest of the North American tortoises, reaching a shell length of about 8½ inches. The Texas Tortoise can be distinguished from other turtles found in Texas by its cylindrical and columnar hind legs and by the yellow-orange scutes (plates) on its carapace (upper shell). This animal has a lifespan of up to 60 years.
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 Texas Tortoise 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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May 4th, 2022
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