![24 x 24 in, oil on birch, 2008](/sites/default/files/styles/artwork/public/artworks/AnimalMagic-Eli_0_0.jpg?itok=EMgmgMYg)
Eli is an old bull who doesn't only look like he's been around the block, he has. He's thinking about Bella. It was fun to be up-close and personal with Eli, His depiction was almost life-size and reminded me of the real elephants I'd been privileged to tend to and ride. Detail and attention to it mattered with Eli, but there came a point when it was time to stop.