A friendly encounter at Sundown.

Size: 16”x20”

Medium: Japanese Watercolours on 💯 cotton arches archival paper.

Description: The day we spotted a fascinating giraffe away from its herd. It craned its neck right upto the roof of the car and me being seated in another car quickly captured the moment on my iphone!

Curious Zebras

Size: 16”x20”

Medium: Japanese Watercolours on 💯 cotton arches archival paper.

Description: On this day we were surprised to be unusually greeted by 3 zebras who were neither afraid of the chopper nor its passengers! I wonder what was on their minds! Do notice the interplay of light on the zebra’s backside and also the shadows. I applied a wash of yellow ochre and light green in the background with smudges of red to give the feeling of the tall grass with sporadic flower buds. Did your eyes rest on the zebra?

Exploring the Lantern

Size: 16”x20”

Medium: Japanese watercolours on 💯 cotton arches archival paper.

Description: This is a resident zebra who isn’t shy of exploring everything at the camp, from logs to lanterns!
Notice the glow of light from the lantern reflected on the zebra’s face. The effect of light was created using permanent yellow deep, orange, and burnt sienna.

The Mighty Buffalo

Size: 16”x20”

Medium: Japanese watercolours on 💯 cotton arches archival paper.

Description: Spotting a buffalo is a real treat as it is as rare as spotting the king of the jungle! I always feel a pang of thrill and terror upon encountering a mighty lone ranger like this one!

Feathery Friends

Size: 16”x20”

Medium: Japanese watercolours on 💯 cotton arches archival paper.

Description: Bird watching is so fascinating as birds of the African wilderness come in all sorts of exotic colours, shapes and sizes! Here I painted a pair of binocs to show how birds are spotted.