The Golden Hour - Burchell's Zebras
Ronald W. Schlorff©
Original is sold; Limited-edition print (16.5 x 22) - $175.00 (unframed)
Dusk is the time when both prey and predators of the African plains increase their activity after a
day-long period of relative quiet. To be sure, hunts can take place at any time during the day, but
twilight is the preferred time for the great predators such as lions to initiate most forays for food.
In this painting I've depicted three zebras, one a yearling, becoming alert to the onset of the "golden-hour." Instinct and experience has taught them to be particularly on guard during the crepuscular hours of dusk and before the dawn. They stand in tall grass turned golden by the several-month dry-period and gaze across the savannah looking for signs of danger that may take the form of a stalking lioness, a pack of wild dogs, or a band of hyenas.
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