Motswari Pink Elephant -
South Africa
Acrylic
10 x 12
Original
Available $800 (also Available in limited edition Giclee's starting at $150)

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Motswari Pink Elephant -South Africa
This fellow was photographed during his daily washing frenzy in a small pool of water in Motswari a game park in Africa. I was not only able to photograph him with his reflection, but was able to experience the magnitude of a large male elephant relieving himself…amazing! Although he was magnificent, and somewhat intrusive, I decided that a pink elephant was the most appropriate for this "giant".

There is so much we can learn from these magnificent creatures. It hurts my heart to see them in circus, and hear of abuse caused at the hand of a animal handler for the pleasure of the price of a circus ticket. And cruelty cases are real! For example, recently, as of and article in the Sarasota Herald-Tribune on October 22, 2002, a Circus worker (David A. Creech, 31, of Glendale, Arizona) with the Sarasota-based Sterling & Reid Bros. Circus was found guilty of cruelty charges as he was reported by attending patrons & witnesses who said they say him repeatedly jabbed an elephant in the leg with an ankus, a pole with a hook at the end of it. Sadly, his fate was to be fined only $200 for each of his counts of cruelty, and was discharged and terminated from the events. Consider boycotting animal events such as circus's and in contrast donate the price of your ticket to an animal organization who works to rescue, rehabilitate and preserve these brave and wonderful animals like; The Elephant Sanctuary in Tennessee. This amazing place was founded in 1995, and remains the nation's single natural habitat refuge developed specifically for endangered African and Asian elephants. It operates on 2,700 acres in Hohenwald, Tennessee — 85 miles southwest of Nashville. For more information, reference their site at: http://www.elephants.com/mission.htm