Ladies and Gentlemen, in honour of Earth
Day, here is an animal I have painted before and will almost certainly paint
again: India’s National Aquatic Animal, the Ganges River Dolphin, Platanista gangetica. Note the elongated
rostrum (“beak”), the tiny eyes – little more than pits in the sides of the
head – and the swollen, prominent melon (“forehead”). This animal is
functionally blind and relies entirely on sonar and touch for navigation and
hunting.
Title: Ganges Dolphin
Material: Acrylic on Paper
Copyright B Purkayastha 2016
A very nice dolphin, I like it.
ReplyDelete