hotel rhino and porter fox

RHINO ENTERING HOTEL WITH PORTER FOX

This painting was done A4 size at 300pp1 in december 2008. It continues the theme of animals in clothing. This time i wanted to contrast the size , and personality, between two animals. The Rhino here is powerful and bullish, being a business man of some sort, whereas the porter is eager to please and just gets on with the job. I wanted him to struggle with the big baggage as well. The edwardian clothing adds more interest in to the impossible scenario in this painting. The shiny floor was fun to do, as was the detail of the Rhino face and fox face.  from website...This painting shows what typically would be a mundane human activity, but replacing the people with animals. I was drawn to the idea of using a Rhinoceros and a Fox as they are so different visually in size and texture. The Rhino is large and bully, like an angry business man whereas the little fox is so small and friendly in comparison. It is difficult to believe that the fox could even lift the suit cases up. The edwardian setting adds to the idea of a more delicate era, in which the huge rhinoceros is strolling throught like a bull in a china shop. The delicate monocle on the creature adds to the bizzare spectacle. It was nice painting the two conflicting characters and also the brass fittings on the floor. The painting is done in photoshop to A4 size.