"Untitled"
Artist: Alice
Tempera on Canvas, 16x20
"Untitled"
Artist: Rozie
Tempera on Wood, 12x12
"Zia Rising"
Artist: Irene
Tempera on Canvas, 12x24
"Wild Ride"
Artist: Rozie
Tempera on Canvas, 16x20
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Artist Profiles: Elephants
Elephants are extremely intelligent animals. The elephants at the Rio Grande Zoo have learned to paint as an enrichment activity, purely for their own pleasure and mental stimulation. To ensure that painting remains enjoyable for the elephants, the opportunity to paint is an occasional treat, not part of the elephants daily routine.
 | ALICEAlice approaches the canvas with interest. Her brush strokes are gentle and precise. She focuses on one area of the canvas for an extended period of time. Graceful, long brush strokes finalize the piece, adding balance. Alice has recently learned to paint without using a paintbrush at all! A non-toxic tempera paint is loaded into Alice's trunk and on cue Alice takes a breath and blasts the paint from her trunk onto the awaiting canvas. The effect is what we like to call an "Abstract Explosion." |
 | ROZIEMotherhood has brought a new life to Rozie’s painting style. This expressive artist has grown from tentative dabs at the canvas, to bold strokes. As with any Mom, a little alone time painting is a welcomed freedom, while Grandma Alice baby-sits. And now Rozie prefers to seal some of her paintings with a “kiss.”" |
 | IRENEIrene is the only self taught artist in the ABQ BioPark herd. Long slow contemplative strokes are blended with happy ear flaps and vocalizations. Long skinny canvases show case this artists works best." |
 | ALBERTAlbert is “Stepping Out” in his artistic debut to join his fellow elephants in the art world. Albert’s style is unique among our barn artists. Following in the tradition of Jackson Pollock, Albert uses non-traditional means of applying paint “just so” to his canvases. Stay tuned for more “progressive” art pieces from our confident, talented little bull." |
 | DAIZYWell, what can we say? Daizy is as cute as her kisses imply!" |
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