Needless to say, I love elephants!  Especially the ones that roll in red dirt.

I painted, but Jose Hernandez took the beautiful  pic 

on his traveling blog of the real thing! 

 This is how I started.

 By the way,

if you are a beginner, please do not start out painting from a photo!

 On location (plein air), 

is how you you learn to measure things with your eyes, 

and relationships between colors. It will make the difference 

between becoming a mediocre or a good painter:)

Almost finished, but it lacks "something" 

that makes this animal look like he is  home in his environment.

In the first pic you'll see what I added.

Don't hesitate -

Any suggestions I can give you

to make your paintings better or more "out of the box"

write me:)