Tusker Approach | Elephant Palette Knife Oil Painting
- 100% hand-painted oil on canvas
- Delivered Framed & Ready to Hang!
- We stretch (Gallery Wrap) every canvas
- Hanging wire is attached to the back
- Any questions? Please call us on 1300 90 21 53
Framing options
Choose your finish from the options above. You only need to pick one, and the painting arrives ready for the wall.
Option 1. Outer frame, delivered framed
A gold ornate, silver ornate, modern flat black or modern flat gold frame around the stretched painting. Delivered framed and ready to hang.
Option 2. Gallery wrap, stretched and ready to hang
The frameless modern look. The canvas is stretched on a timber frame with the painted edge wrapped around, and the hanging wire is attached on the back.
Option 3. Rolled canvas, frame it yourself
The painting comes rolled in a protective art tube so you can take it to your local framer.





How our paintings are made
- 100% hand-painted in oils on canvas by university-trained professional artists. No prints, no computer-generated technique.
- Painted to order for you, then stretched or framed and checked before dispatch. Allow 21 to 28 days.
- Proofs on request. Our artists rarely need changes, but if you would like to see your painting before it ships, just ask.
Delivery and guarantee
- Free tracked delivery Australia-wide. GST included, nothing more to pay at the door.
- 30-day money-back guarantee on every order.
- Australian owned, Melbourne-based since 2013, with a local contact you can reach on 1300 90 21 53.
About Tusker Approach
A single African elephant faces the viewer, filling the centre of a landscape canvas. The ears spread wide to both edges in dark charcoal and deep green-black, loaded on with broad knife strokes that leave visible ridges. The forehead and trunk are built from short blocks of olive, grey-blue and pale gold, so the hide reads as slabs of colour rather than drawn detail. Two tusks curve inward, painted in ivory white with a warm orange edge that lifts them off the darker ears and shadowed mouth.
The background is scraped cream and sand, dragged vertically with a wide blade so pale streaks run down past the animal's legs. It gives a big, quiet animal a bold graphic presence, calm in pose but heavily worked in paint.
Suits a living room feature wall above a low sideboard, a hallway with warm white or sand-coloured walls, or a study with timber and leather furniture. The cream ground keeps it easy alongside linen sofas and jute rugs, while the charcoal ears pick up black frames, iron lamps and dark joinery. Browse more animal art, knife paintings, all hand-painted oil paintings.