"EVENING AT RIETFONTEIN"
by Stephen Koury
24"x16" limited edition canvas giclee'
The gemsbok are incredible creatures, they are designed in every way to with stand tremendous temperatures and long periods with little water. Part of their territory includes the Kalahari Desert where temperatures easily reach 120F. To cope with these temps Gemsbok have hair on their hides that are hollow, lots of it and these hairs help reduce the amount of ambient and direst solar heat that reaches the body. To touch the coat of a Gemsbok feels like thousands of tiny straws. They are strikingly beautiful normally having a grayish cast to the body. This grayish cast also allows the body to pick up light in wonderful ways, as in this piece. The low hanging evening light has cast a warm hue on these two while they take water at Rietfontain waterhole.
unframed $295
"COOLIN' OFFf"
by Stephen Koury
17.75"x7" limited edition canvas giclee'
These massive guys look really docile and content in this cooling pool of water. In reality they are deciding whether they should submerge or charge out and bluff us. They actually hurt more people each year in Africa than any other critter, the problem is basically wrong place at the wrong time. The bulls are very territorial and keep a good eye on their harem, if you happen to unknowingly get between the bull and his girls then he takes it out on your canoe or makoro, and you just happened to be in the way. These big guys are awesome and their calls and bellows are such a part of Africa it's hard to think about it without remembering their sounds.
unframed $125
"SURVIVOR"
by Stephen Koury
14.5"x10" limited edition canvas giclee'
Many times young African plains animals survive predator attacks, their vitality is legendary. This painting is of Zebra at a waterhole, but particularly the stallion in front, as a youngster he had survived a lion attack and the scars on his hip have healed well. He is now a big strong healthy stallion a bit more wary than his fellows with two stripes that didn't quite match up when they healed. 
framed $305
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"EVENING AT GOAS"
by Stephen Koury
14.5"x10" limited edition canvas giclee'
Goas is a waterhole in Etosha National Park in Namibia, Africa. The viewer can get such intimate looks at critters that it's almost unbelievable. This bull giraffe had just finished a pretty lengthy fight with another bull of about the same size. You could feel the electricity in the air prior to and during the fight. THese two giants stood side by side and pummeled each other in the belly and side with the tops of their heads... swung like wrecking balls. You could hear and feel the blows. After 15 to 20 minutes they separated and calmly walked to different sides of the waterhole for a much needed drink. The winner? I'm not sure, but the Giraffes know!
framed $305
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