

From ELEPHANTASIA to PHANTASIA ...
Last weekend I held my first themed solo exhibition, ELEPHANTASIA, a profoundly satisfying experience. The exhibition included works developed and completed over the past five to six years. Works such as 'Abbey Road Elephantised' (after McCartney and MacMillan), 'Vitruvian Elephants' (after Leonardo), 'The Elephantini Marriage' (after van Eyck), 'Elephandt Selfie' (after Rembrandt) and 'Elephant at a window' (also after Rembrandt) were finally finally displayed in a gallery t


ELEPHANTASIA
It happened. The first solo exhibition in my life-time of drawing pictures. And what a joy-filled experience! The audience smiling, ebullient, commending the art. Myself, overwhelmed a little by the number of people, yet immersed in the moment, affirmed as an exhibiting artist. Does everyone love elephants? Did the audience enjoy the elephantoons? Did they appreciate the elephantised major works? Yes! A deeply gratifying experience, to be able to share this fragment of imagin