Dexter depth-13 Black Onyx

Black Onyx

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The final frontier was a tough place where the rule of law was light and valuable possessions would not be lost without an often deadly fight

It was clear that whatever I did with this gift of a canvas

Dexter depth-13 Black OnyxLARGE 52" x 100" Framed: 67" x 115" STANDARD Framed 52" x 86" This image ended up close to the preconceived vision I had on arrival on the Zambezi River. My goal was a full on face off portrait of a hippopotamus, which emphatically conveyed both the enormity of a bull and also the primeval bone structure of his face. Hippos are half contemporary African wildlife, half dinosaur, and 100 percent lethal when compromised. I wanted to get close and low,