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"She really seems to enjoy painting - she likes creating new things," elephant trainer Danielle Faucett said. "But we only do it about once a month because we want to make sure the activity remains mentally stimulating."
Brittany is an eager artist. Her ears flare out as she attacks the canvas, swiping at it almost like Zorro wielding a sword, and she finishes in a matter of minutes while Faucett coos words of encouragement.
LOCATION:Chiang Mai, THAILAND
CAMP: Maetaman Elephant Camp
ART TEACHER: Khun Tossapol Petcharattanakool
ELEPHANT: Hong
SEX: Female
AGE: 8
MAHOUT: Mr. Noi Rakchang
HONG'S BIO:
At eight years old, Hong maintains a very curious nature. She loves to investigate everything and once managed to use her trunk to open the door of a truck. This kind of curiosity made Hong a natural candidate for artistic instruction.
Two years ago, Hong began painting with her mahout, Noi Rakchang, and has steadily developed her skills. After learning how to paint flowers, she moved on to more advanced paintings. She now has two specialties. One is an elephant holding flowers with her trunk, and the other is the Thai flag. An elephant with so much control and dexterity is capable of amazing work. Just for clarification, with these realistic figural works, the elephant is still the only one making the marks on the paper but the paintings are learned series of brushstrokes not Hong painting a still life on her own.
We are sure that as Hong continues to investigate her artistic side, her paintings will become even more beautiful.
Awh. Thank you so much.courtesy of styleocide for the title
& inspiration for the thread
Fascinatingthe elephant in post#1 her name is Hong
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The elephant was taught how to paint elephants, but I still find it amazing. Humans have to be taught how to paint humans, too.
elephantart.comLOCATION:Chiang Mai, THAILAND
CAMP: Maesa Elephant Camp
ART TEACHER: Khun Tossapol Petcharattanakool
ELEPHANT: Paya
SEX: Male
AGE: 5
MAHOUT: Mr. In Kam
PAYA'S BIO:
Paya was born in 2002. He can be a bit sullen at times, but does very much enjoy his time at the easel. Paya will often swing a leg, dance, and smile when he is painting. Having just started one year ago, it is astonishing how quickly Paya has excelled at creating figural works. Paya has developed his own slow concise style of art making. More drawing than painting, he specializes in creating elephant heads. Paya is very slow and deliberate when working, but this can be expected as he creates the astonishing compositions that he does. With exacting control, Paya draws one slow deliberate line at a time. To see it is breathtaking, as the subject of Paya's focus slowly takes shape before your eyes.
When I saw the title of this thread, I immediately thought of Pet Star on Animal Planet, the one where Mario Lopez hosts Love that show.