And Then Began Sin

A frontal elephant emerges from a nearly black ground, its broad ears formed by sweeping fields of deep crimson and its face built from rough charcoal-like marks, pale highlights, and broken red accents. The centered composition gives the animal a monumental presence, while the partially obscured eyes and downward-reaching trunk create an atmosphere of quiet intensity. Scraped, layered strokes leave the surface visibly tactile, with flashes of ochre and white catching along the contours and tusk-like forms.