Animal sport events

Animal sport events

crocodile tennis
elephants leaping
Dinosaur football
A collection of animals in sporting scenarios. Tennis crocodile was painted april 2010. Leaping elephants may 2010 and dinosaur football march 2010. I don't have any interest in any sport whatsoever, but it can provide some interesting visuals to reinterpret.


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Crocodiles playing tennis
This was painted in photoshop to a 8" x 10" format. It is changing a common human sporting activity in to one using animals, which is reflected in other examples of my work as seen on this site. The composition is something that I wanted to be dynamic for this image of crocodiles playing tennis, so I took this viewpoint almost to an impossible, but unusual point. The whites that the distant crocodile is wearing automatically make him the centre of the image tonally, the darker tone of the foreground opponent creating a framing arch. Digitally painted in 2010.  

Racing Running Elephants In Athletic Stadium
I have painted a number of animals involved in sporting activities. Other examples can be seen on this site. This digital illustration shows a heavy, but athletic elephant jumping hurdles in a track event. I like showing large elephants doing activities that would normally be reserved for more lightweight persons. The tilted angle of the horizon helps to give action and dynamics to the illustration.
Painted in 2010. 

Dinosaurs playing football
This illustration was painted in photoshop to a size of 10" x 8". The two animals playing football are replacements for humans but the animals this time are dinosaurs. They are not any type of Dinosaur in particular but are biped. I suppose I was thinking in terms of T-rex or so such species. It is funny to think of such large, heavy creatures heaping around! The football shirts or strip colours do not refer to any teams in particular but are just chosen because they work. I have done, and will continue doing more dinosaur substitute illustrations as can be seen elsewhere on this site. Painted in 2010.