28″ X 50″; Oil on Linen; $24,500. Elephants are my favorite! In this Botswana piece the calves are fascinated by the Leopard Tortoise who was modeled by my pet, Jumbo. I don’t think anyone has ever painted tusk growth rings seen here on many of these “eles.” In the Kalahari Dry season the wild fires made a surreal setting of indistinct, hazy horizons and intense sunsets.