Praying Mantis Cederberg

This oil painting was done during a camping trip to Stompiesfontein in the Warm Bokkeveld, Ceres-Karoo, RSA.  At the time I was conversing with a fellow artist Stanley Pinker, when a green Praying Mantis walked past us on the dusty soil. This was very unusual, as one gets a brown type there, but the green ones are usually in green lush foliage.  I made a quick sketch in water colour and later painted the oil painting.

Oil on canvas

38 x 46cm

Framed