John Cottrell 19 artworks | 6 Sold Follow Contact John The Running Baby Elephant( mammoth) series usescolor in a gestural way that moves around the canvas with the remote suggestion of a form‚I have tied this idea to my interest in elephant stories and a buddhist discourse :\"what does an elephant look like..?\"When the blind men had each felt a part of the elephant‚ the king went to each of them and said to each: \'Well‚ blind man‚ have you seen the elephant? Tell me‚ what sort of thing is an elephant?\"I am using this idea and drawing the viewer into the painting and into an experience of stillness.