Elephant Paintings

Thanks to Keri at Sea, Sand and Shells for posting this.

Ok, so you probably aren't too impressed with this painting:

But what if you knew that it had been painted by this big guy?:

Painting like this are being sold throughout Asia to save the elephant population.

I showed this to my friend Chau at work and she refuses to believe it. Now I have always been partial to elephants [see my elephant collection here], but did do a little research to confirm the validity of this incredible artwork. Check out elephantart.com to read more about The Asian Elephant Art and Conservation Project or click HERE to view a clip of Ging Gaow doing his "flick" technique.