THE PROTECTORS

NEW, 2023

Acrylic on canvas

78cm x 100cm

Original painting has sold

About The Protectors

This piece is a core part of this collection. It tells the story of an organization called Betreed that is singlehandedly protecting 42,000 hectares of Cambodian savannah. A rare and wild land not well known as much of it has disappeared in past decade due to human actions.

I was invited to spend three nights in one of their stunning wooden houses on stilts (there is also a treehouse!) and during that time I saw (or heard) all of the animals depicted in this painting. Primates like gibbons and Langurs, the tiny muntjacs, pythons and a myriad of birds and insects call this land their home. It is a unique place full of life, colour and beauty – a place that must be protected at all costs.

The Protectors is dedicated to the Betreed team and the brave armed guards that patrol the park day and night against loggers, trappers and poachers. They are all that stand between the existence of this rare habitat and incredibly fragile ecosystem.

As always, the message in this piece is the same, spread the news of these wild lands and do whatever you can to help protect them. The destruction of nature has to end so we (animals and humans) can live. I don’t want to live in a world without beauty, does anyone?

A portion of sales from December will be donated to Betreed to help continue the incredibly vital work they do everyday for us all.

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