8/12/2014

An interruption of my sleeping bear, for a fundraiser in aid of the rhinos!

Please enter at https://www.crowdrise.com/rhinos ... all proceeds go to www.savetherhinos.org

As of July 10th, 558 rhinos have been slaughtered for their ivory in South Africa alone.

DETAILED RHINO POACHING DEATHS, BY PROVINCE

Rhino Deaths	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014
Kruger National Park	146	252	425	606	351
MNP (SANParks)	0	6	3	3	0
Gauteng	15	3	1	8	3
Limpopo	52	80	59	114	80
Mpumalanga	17	31	28	92	24
North West	57	21	77	87	37
Eastern Cape	4	11	7	5	10
Free State	3	4	0	4	4
KwaZulu Natal	38	34	66	85	48
Western Cape	0	6	2	0	1
Northern Cape	1	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	333	448	668	1004	558

Sleeping bear.....

I am almost halfway through my painting of this sleeping bear, and I just realised I have not updated my blog at all yet... so here we are, 7 pics of the progress I have made over the last month.

I am excited to begin the background next week.... imagine moody fog drifting in from across a lake where pine trees are silhouetted against the pink and yellow hues of the sky, just beginning to envelope the bear as he fades into dreamland. Love it. Once again, I'd like to acknowledge photographer Tom Blandford, who kindly gave permission for me to use his photographs of bears he viewed in Lake Clark National Park in Alaska. It goes without say that his photographs inspire me!