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Thanks for the kind comments and inspiration. We are off to Satara tomorrow to recharge the old batteries.

Drive safely Painter, and enjoy!

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Peterpiper, lovely rendition of a contrasting scene.

Painter, magnificent how you have brought poignancy into your painting! This rhino has a plaintiff look of sadness and finality.

OK, so I don't have a picture or anything to wow you guys with today but I thought I'd post this here as it seemed vaguely appropriate

Another forum that I'm subscribed to, GuitarForum, runs a monthly guitar challenge in which a new theme is set every month and you have to record a 2min song in the given theme. So a few months back the theme was Rock 'n Roll and while it's one thing to get a tune down, it's always a difficult thing, for me at least, to get a nice idea for the lyrics.

I had been visiting Berg-en-Dal and observed a family of Dwarf Mongoose running around, playing, foraging and doing their general Mongoose thing in the middle of the loop round. That is when the idea came to me. Their energy and charisma just seemed so Rock 'n Roll to me at the time so I thought I'd use them as a hook for my song.

So, if you're interested, here's a picture I painted of a Mongoose, not with a fancy Canon 1D as many of the skilled photographers in these forums wield so expertly, but with a Fender Stratocaster

http://www.box.com/s/187f95f413029e98c397

Jeepers, thanks for the comments guys. I didn't even realise there were responses in the thread as I didn't get any notifications - maybe because the thread was moved.


LOL Jen, my mother had the good sense to buy me an acoustic guitar. It's only now that I pay my own bills and have my own house (and neighbours) that I'm venturing into the electric world


A '71 Gibson Les Paul! Wow! I, in turn, have a cheap Korean copy of that but the real deal when it comes to a Strat. I reckon between him and me we can rule the world

Satara Lionesses

Magnificent, Painter !

Stunning you have caught "that look" perfectly painter

This is absolutely superb Painter!

Aren't you going to put up some of your beautiful paintings on the Cricket@Kgalagadi Silent Auctions? I think it would get a top price!

@painter wow really they are beautiful.

I always say I failed colouring in I can't even paint my nails without making a mess.

Thanks all for the kind words - hope to do more for conservation through my work in 2013.

Thrilled that I found this thread and could view All the talented Forum members works.

Absolutely awesome everyone.

Thank you for sharing your wonderful works, gifts and passions with us.

Thank you for sharing Painter and do come and visit us on the GGGG thread sometime

Painter, that is really beautiful



been missing your early "good morning".

Painter, absolutely stunning!