Tanzania: African Conservation Foundation teams up with High Realist painter Daniel Taylor
The African Conservation Foundation (ACF) has announced an exciting new Art for Conservation project, “When Paintings Come Alive” - The Endangered Species Project and are teaming up with internationally renowned creative artist Daniel Taylor to raise funds for the conservation of three endangered species in Africa: gorillas, elephants and lions. Taylor will create an original wildlife painting of each of these animals in the unique style of High Realist painting in acrylic. ACF will receive 100% of the revenues from the sale of these signed and numbered limited edition prints. The money raised will be used to fund the conservation of gorillas, elephants and lions in Africa.
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Contact:
Arend de Haas
Director
African Conservation Foundation
Tel. +44 (0)1535 274160
Fax. +44 (0)1535 271631
[email protected]
www.africanconservation.org
The African Conservation Foundation teams up with High Realist painter Daniel Taylor
Arusha, Tanzania, October 12, 2004 — The African Conservation Foundation (ACF) is delighted to announce an exciting new Art for Conservation project, “When Paintings Come Alive” – The Endangered Species Project. We are teaming up with internationally renowned creative artist Daniel Taylor to raise funds for the conservation of three endangered species in Africa: gorillas, elephants and lions.
Taylor will create an original wildlife painting of each of these animals in the unique style of High Realist painting in acrylic. ACF will receive 100% of the revenues from the sale of these signed and numbered limited edition prints. The money raised will be used to fund the conservation of gorillas, elephants and lions in Africa.
Living in the interior of British Columbia, Canada, Daniel Taylor has been perfecting his craft for over twenty years. As a High Realist painter, Taylor uses acrylic paints to build up subtle layers making his subjects appear breathtakingly realistic. It is the perfect medium for expressing the beauty of these African species and the need to protect them from extinction. Taylor says, “I have spent many years developing my technique, and feel I can reveal on canvas the warmth, the beauty of nature, but also the severity of the given crisis, that mere words cannot express.”
Visit us at www.africanconservation.org/artforconservation.html for regular updates of ACF’s Art for Conservation project “When Paintings Come Alive” including photographs of Taylor’s works in progress. Taylor is also located at Chapters, Canada’s largest retail bookstore chain, in the Tri-City of Coquitlam, B.C., Canada, where people can have the opportunity to watch him at work and even have a chat with the artist.
For more information: http://www.africanconservation.org
Contact: [email protected]
Phone: +44 (0)1535 274160
The African Conservation Foundation is working towards the protection and conservation of Africa’s endangered wildlife. Founded in 1999, ACF fills a unique niche by creating an Africa-wide network for information exchange and capacity building in the region. Its mission is to support and link African conservation initiatives with the aim of strengthening their capacity, building partnerships, promoting effective communication, and conducting practical conservation projects on-the-ground.
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