Phone: +61 7 54785315
Cynthia House Artist
  • Home
  • Wildlife Paintings
    • Featured Paintings
    • Le Chat
    • Mans Best Friend
    • Commissions
    • Testimonials
  • About Me
    • Awards and Selections
    • Contact
    • My Links
  • Blog

Trophy hunting - a crime against nature

25/6/2016

0 Comments

 
Picture
Isn't it about time we all had a good hard look at trophy hunting and decide it's just a barbaric activity for a bunch of wealthy psychopaths. How can there possibly be any good reason to go out and hunt down an animal just for pleasure. There can be no reason. The particularly weak arguments that trophy hunters actually aid in conservation is a great lie created to support an industry that makes money out of the suffering of animals. We live in a world where some of the most iconic and majestic animals are fighting for their existence. A world that has seen lion numbers plummet from hundreds of thousands that roamed all across Africa just a hundred years ago. Now their populations are fragmented and scattered with the count at around 20,000 - 30,000 lions trying to survive as man encroaches further into their habitat, as rich foreigners fly in to target and trophy hunt big male lions for fun. How can this continue when it's so obvious it's completely unsustainable and just plain wrong. Why is trophy hunting tolerated at all ? It's a crime against nature.
0 Comments

Leopard painting

15/6/2016

0 Comments

 
Picture
My latest painting is also the most difficult to date. Titled 'Enigma' which to me sums up the African leopard. I have a particular fondness for leopards, the mystery and elusiveness and incredible beauty of this stealthy animal just fascinates me. The complex patterning of their stunning coat which allows them to blend into their surroundings is also one of the hardest to get right in a painting. This big cat is also at risk, vulnerable to poaching from humankind for it's beautiful skin which throughout modern history has been prized as a fashion symbol of exotic beauty. African tribes such as the Zulu have always adorned themselves in leopard skin as a status symbol and for ceremonial dress. Solitary except when they need to reproduce the leopard is a supreme and adaptable hunter capable of bringing down prey much larger than themselves then hauling the kill up a tree out of reach of scavengers such as hyena.

0 Comments

The art of wildlife photography

6/6/2016

0 Comments

 
Picture
One of my great ambitions is to go on safari in Africa, to see some of the most iconic animals on earth roaming free living as they should. Of course photographing my experience would be top of the list but there can be no guarantees a visitor will see what they expect, but you could just see what you don't expect too. I know from the many times I've tried to capture the best photos of my pets that patience is the key, that animals will always be animals with no idea of cooperating for the photographer. I've learnt that waiting and watching, observing their behaviour can help you anticipate what they might do next. I understand that you have to have respect and don't interfere with animals in an attempt to get them to pose for the camera because it usually doesn't work. Then there are times when you should just put down the camera and take in what unfolds before you, enjoy the experience without worrying about taking pictures. I've learnt is that It's easy to miss the experience when you are always behind a camera snapping away, that sometimes it pays to just put it down and be in the moment.
0 Comments

    Author

    Cynthia House

    Archives

    February 2021
    January 2021
    December 2020
    October 2020
    August 2020
    July 2020
    June 2020
    May 2020
    April 2020
    March 2020
    February 2020
    January 2020
    December 2019
    October 2019
    September 2019
    August 2019
    July 2019
    June 2019
    May 2019
    April 2019
    March 2019
    February 2019
    January 2019
    December 2018
    November 2018
    October 2018
    September 2018
    August 2018
    July 2018
    June 2018
    May 2018
    April 2018
    March 2018
    February 2018
    January 2018
    December 2017
    November 2017
    October 2017
    September 2017
    August 2017
    May 2017
    April 2017
    March 2017
    February 2017
    January 2017
    December 2016
    November 2016
    October 2016
    September 2016
    August 2016
    July 2016
    June 2016
    May 2016
    April 2016
    March 2016
    February 2016
    January 2016
    December 2015
    November 2015
    October 2015
    September 2015
    August 2015
    July 2015
    June 2015
    May 2015
    April 2015
    March 2015
    February 2015
    January 2015
    December 2014
    November 2014
    October 2014
    September 2014
    August 2014
    July 2014
    June 2014
    May 2014
    April 2014
    March 2014
    February 2014
    January 2014
    December 2013
    November 2013
    October 2013
    September 2013
    August 2013
    July 2013

    RSS Feed

Please note that publishing,  reproduction, downloading and printing, full or derivative, of any artwork on  this site is strictly prohibited.
All rights remain with Cynthia House.  Copyright 2008 - Cynthia House All rights reserved.
Website by incrediweb