Riverine Rabbit Painting

‘Riverine Rabbit’ is painted with oils and gold leaf on canvas. It forms part of a series of paintings called ‘In the Balance’ which focused on the magnificence of some critically endangered animals superbly painted in Alexander’s hyper-realistic style. The rabbit, which is painted with detail in oil is sitting amongst its favourite food, Buchu. The background is gilded with gold leaf. There is another interesting dimension to the artwork. When one looks closer, more flowers can be seen. This has been embossed underneath the gold leaf. The beauty of gilding is that when the artwork is hung on a wall it reflects light and as the light changes throughout the day so does the artwork. The light will expose the flowers and at other times it will remain hidden. The inspiration to paint the Riverine Rabbit was to give hope for its survival. To bring it before the viewer and create awareness about the plight of this fragile subject matter. The Riverine rabbit is found only in the Karoo desert of South Africa. It breeds on the flood plains of the Karoo Rivers which are now extensively farmed. It only produces one to two young per year which contributes to its low survival rate.

Painting:Oil on Canvas

Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork

Size:17.7 W x 23.6 H x 1.6 D in

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