India Elephant Painting Van Gogh The acrylic handling keeps the

The acrylic handling keeps the colours vivid and the brushwork lively

The scene radiates the easy contentment of a long spring day spent outdoors

dreamlike palette below

a vivid impressionist townscape

There is a quiet poetry here

India Elephant Painting Van Gogh The acrylic handling keeps theAn elephant gazes out from a deep black ground, its head and ears transformed into a riot of mandala patterning in fuchsia, gold, turquoise and violet. Swirling motifs trace the curve of each ear, while the trunk and forehead are layered with bands of intricate ornament, the pale tusks framing a face full of calm presence. Stylised lotus blooms in coral and magenta flank the head, with scrolling foliage curling through the dark background. The