Acrylic on canvas, stretched and ready to hang.

Signed on the front.

There is something magical about White Rhinos and it is our responsibility to keep them alive and well, living in their natural environment.
They are strong and aloof, wise and protective, solid and sure, confident yet wary.
As a contemporary Artist and Naturopath, I have a strong affinity with nature and animals.
Not only do I paint animals, but I heal them using natural methods.

Recently the Black and White Rhinos have been my focus of attention and cringe at the thought that any human could even consider harming this passive animal (with poor eyesight)...let alone hunt them down for monetary gains.

I have always been interested in the spiritual meanings of animals. These meanings have evolved over thousands of years from different cultures.

Here is the Spiritual meaning of the Rhino and how it can help you when you have it in your thoughts and presence and on your wall.

"Experiment with doing things on your own. Do whatever you need to do to quiet your mind. Be particularly discriminating in your choices and don't make any major decisions without having gathered as much intuitive and intellectual information as possible.
You are completely protected from any and all harm, and any appearance otherwise is an illusion. You'll soon be assessing ancient mysteries and wisdom; over time you will assimilate this into your life. You're about to come across a rare and precious item, something personally meaningful to you".
- "Spirit Animals - Understanding Messages from your Animal Spirit Guides". Dr. Steven Farmer

And so with this particular painting, acrylic on canvas, it evolved purely out of the love of a particular animal, the white rhino. The White Rhino has a square lip which gives it also a square shaped jaw. I've brought colour into the skin to highlight the strength of it's musculature in the legs, shoulders and torso.
The tusks have also been highlighted in earthy tones with gold metallic highlights.
The foreground is a rich, earthy toned abstracted grassland. The sky is also an earthy colour.

Rhinos are known to have thick tough skin and have no predators (except for mankind). One of the reasons I do not promote Chinese herbal medicine (only western herbal medicine) is because wealthy poachers shoot the rhino for their horns which are ground up into Chinese herbal medicines, supposedly to help with nosebleeds, convulsions and fevers, completely unneccessary.

The passive rhino is a gentle animal, yet strong, resilient and very protective.

A large canvas with professional hooks and ready for hanging.

A signed Certificate of Authenticity is included by the artist.
* Please note the size is 100cm x 100cm as some of the images are out of scale.