Friday 16 December 2016

Listening to Songs from the Wood (Jethro Tull) while painting Deer at Mukurthi

Mukurthi is a place I have visited almost thirty years ago in India, 
long before it became a National Park. 

In those days when I went hiking, I saw lots of wildlife including the Nilgiri Tahr locally known as Ibex, saw a Black panther once (some call it a leopard), herds of bison (known as Gaur in India), dholes that have followed me, and Sambar deer. I've also encountered wild boar, which was scary!

Today Mukurthi is a National Park and also a UNESCO World Heritage site, and you need permission to visit.

This is a painting of a deer at the edge of Mukurthi Lake from a photograph I took in the '80's


Mukurthi Peak in the background is about 8,300 feet, and one of my favourite hikes!



The music of Ian Anderson (Jethro Tull) has always had a tremendous influence on me while painting such themes.








24" x 36" oil painting on canvas
is also available as a high resolution print


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