Tsessebe Antelope
by Amy E Fraser
Title
Tsessebe Antelope
Artist
Amy E Fraser
Medium
Painting - Oil Pastel On Paper
Description
The Tsessebe Antelope by Amy E. Fraser. This is an expressive antelope portrait in shades of brown, black, gray and white with amused brown eyes and majestic horns complimented with a cornflower blue background.
The Tsessebe Antelope ,common tsessebe or sassaby (Damaliscus lunatus lunatus) are found in Angola, Zambia, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Eswatini and South Africa. Adult tsessebe are 150 to 230 cm in length. They are large animals, with males weighing 137 kg and females weighing 120 kg, on average. Their horns range from 37 cm for females to 40 cm for males. The fronts of their faces and their tail tufts are black; the forelimbs and thigh are grayish or bluish-black. Their hindlimbs are brownish-yellow to yellow and their bellies are white. In the wild, tsessebe usually live a maximum of 15 years. Common Tsessebe are among the fastest antelopes in Africa and can run at speeds up to 90 km/h. The Tsessebe Antelope are not only humorous in expression, as illustrated here in this portrait, but also in behavior. In fact, several of their behaviors strike scientists as peculiar. One such behavior is the habit of sleeping tsessebe to rest their mouths on the ground with their horns sticking straight up into the air. Male tsessebe has also been observed standing in parallel ranks with their eyes closed, bobbing their heads back and forth. Not everything needs an explanation, these beautiful creatures just follow their own tune.
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 Tsessebe Antelope 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 6th, 2023
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