Elephants in wide open landscape – poetic animal painting
Harmony between animal and nature
The painting “Elephants and Landscape” (2006) shows a group of elephants moving along a watercourse. In the horizontal composition, the animals appear like shadow beings gently embedded in the landscape. The reflection of the water reinforces the impression of stillness and serenity.
Fossil painting and color effect
The typical “fossil” technique, which works with texture, glazes, and sanding marks, creates an almost archaic pictorial effect. Delicate red and brown tones overlap with earthy nuances and create an atmosphere reminiscent of prehistoric paintings. The elephants seem embedded in the memory of a landscape, as if they were stepping from the past into the present.
Symbolism of the composition
Elephants stand for wisdom, community and groundedness. In this depiction they do not appear monumental, but poetic – as bearers of calm and continuity. The picture surface invites the viewer to switch between reality and abstraction and to feel the deep connection between animal and nature.
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