In January 2020 I set out to do a double panel painting/illustration based on the
White Moonlight illustration from August 2019. This time I wanted to include a black rhino.
Framed, finally!.
Technique and materials:
Gouache and Watercolour paint on gesso board (gesso primer as a textured background). This is then carried through using the rubaway technique – highlights are rubbed away and mid and dark tones added.
Completed 9 April 2020 during the Covid-19 lockdown.
For print-on-demand prints of these two panels visit my
Zazzle store and
Society6 store.
The final work measures 162cm x 51cm (each panel at 81cm x 51cm).
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9hWixbTN8z-4PU6g46hbT_2s-QBO0JiqwiUL-j40k6DZB12wUS7cdqzQ40vWjW_5ZZzHI6tb41VMG1Hnqg7Kd_gA3PIs913EpLgLDc4kg5tcN_y_yoGp3ANYA_9i8VEE-Q67LOA45yfTG/s320/IMG_1695.jpg) |
White Moonlight panel (white rhino) |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH3clm_xOjanaxLCrl0K3AAhgV5e4B7BLR_Olqz5daxJcq6AiH13m9gRRXlCRONE6ljOuItM9EhMJGYVDIN2Ogz4rjCX8bBhEIZbU3rDXxZ9FA5ImrTkBuq0ck4gLC0hhiOR5vD4v1gNWA/s320/IMG_1696.jpg) |
Black Night panel (black rhino) |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhliraHxXZJR8VQmgDtk_zJwM7ybzfLcNKqpLf-WXMBdcHW1WL3hrZMzTZHQKiksRsdw8VmwkLgPupNHsqI-cLKUUDb9xENGn1GF6ofmpkkcM2sn247iK-jmhCxYWsyVo05MIN8Q67Sf0fQ/s320/IMG_1702.jpg) |
White rhino detail |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVpcQLYB1JESWCFvNDHNygU93XjKOarx7xlTzGf9ivmlM4NT2WSyVNtFw2ippcYHOXkh2NueciaHQVFDluPBsOBpXIju1tHkhtq094Kw61hSDSvobLAWQ6gVmTnH0qNtcRGh6fy3D9-Mkf/s320/IMG_1703.jpg) |
White rhino detail |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0Bam09dyxF7jPyxqyv06dXY-qMS2bmqR1Wm2XlOHsIQvvBjWHss10fFHD7S7K_nxGPISHVkj-W8LIadlGlk7fmmJ1tF2-c6-xmkpN-TUREhPd86qgvA_1PEkNgGnRkAUrSWTasUzXGsGC/s320/IMG_1704.jpg) |
Baby black rhino detail |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIHApJ2nwm8M8b4S1AWYTZGkqu9EAhqI2cLIdUQPsEgWMZvE3wBbKKTwajgpgmowgGuOo289x_6XP0fXwpIsEqo6sWaSmy30wlMRgr9R3jLeUuDAa_xYk7msqeKcGGWtkUTwn164lH2X41/s320/IMG_1706.jpg) |
Black Rhino detail |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_YUpZMrgEwTjgHeUj-TOm4_fEafR9wTEXrD2gHYXlxa2mpelRIjNhj-izFAHft9rqMMHwL217C3R1mCJsdSJmMvugqRnep7UfZq-j6ncX018cgpKqX3z_lwg0KvvOtRrpEYd87ntQpbMp/s320/IMG_1708.jpg) |
Happy |
Check out the work in progress videos and photos:
Phase1:
Phase2:
Phase 3:
Phase 4: