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Northern Elephant Seal

Year completed: 2010
Medium: Ink Line Art Illustration with Digital Tinting
Description: Fine art drawing of a Northern Elephant Seal (Mirounga angustirostris)

Hand-signed limited edition fine art print (500) of a Northern Elephant Seal. The illustration is reproduced on high-quality acid free stock. Dealer inquires are welcome.

Limited edition fine art print:
8"x10" (20.3 x 25.4cm) $17.95
11"x14" (27.9 x 36.6cm) $22.95

Print is in stock and ships in 1-2 days.

This illustration is also available as stock art.

Artist's notes:

northern elephant seal thumb The Northern Elephant Seal was completed on 3.5.2010. A few years back I visited Ano Nuevo State Reserve south of San Francisco to see these impressive creatures. I was not disappointed - they are truly inspiring beasts. In order to see them and be safe you had to take a guided tour. They are massive, formidable and definitely deserve their name. The drawing is based partially on a photo by Ron Wolf.

Information about the Northern Elephant Seal:

The Northern Elephant Seal is one of two species of elephant seal (the Southern Elephant seal being the other.) It is a member of the Phocidae family - which are "true seals." They are native to the beaches and sand dunes of the Pacific coast of North America. Elephant Seals are massive, and the males are much larger than the females. Large bull males can weigh in upwards of 5,000 pounds (2,3000 kg) and be 14 feet long (4 meters.) Male elephant seals are fiercely territorial and are famous for their brutal fights with one another during the mating season, when a dominate male is protecting his harem of females from a challenger. Although the battles are long and bloody, they are rarely fatal and generally the loser is allowed to slip away to a less desirable part of the beach.