Renso Tamse
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Title:
THE CALLING
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Medium:
Waxed watercolor (no glass required)
Category:
Original paintings
Category:
Waxed watercolor
Size:
28 1/2 X 40
INV. #:
RT30738
Black, with a hauntingly raw-looking red skin around the eyes and throat pouch, hornbills look a bit like something out of a fairytale.
They can grow up to more than 1.2 meters in length and live in groups of up to 10 individuals.
They live to be 70 years old and are often strangely human. Breeding pairs are assisted by at least two other animals (a kind of breeding stage for later successful breeding themselves). The young are dependent upon their parents for up to two years after birth, the longest period of any bird species. Even their faces appear anthropomorphic; they are the only bird species that has eyelashes.
These eerily human traits, along with the booming, thunderous calls the birds use to communicate, make hornbills the focus of many myths across Africa.
“I aimed to capture the beauty of this Southern Ground Hornbill by placing it against a dark background, illuminated by a subtle, focused light—like a spotlight on a stage. This dramatic contrast enhances its elegance and lends the bird an air of mystery and quiet majesty.” - Renso Tamse
They can grow up to more than 1.2 meters in length and live in groups of up to 10 individuals.
They live to be 70 years old and are often strangely human. Breeding pairs are assisted by at least two other animals (a kind of breeding stage for later successful breeding themselves). The young are dependent upon their parents for up to two years after birth, the longest period of any bird species. Even their faces appear anthropomorphic; they are the only bird species that has eyelashes.
These eerily human traits, along with the booming, thunderous calls the birds use to communicate, make hornbills the focus of many myths across Africa.
“I aimed to capture the beauty of this Southern Ground Hornbill by placing it against a dark background, illuminated by a subtle, focused light—like a spotlight on a stage. This dramatic contrast enhances its elegance and lends the bird an air of mystery and quiet majesty.” - Renso Tamse