An original Pencil drawing by Paul Stowe - The white rhinoceros or square-lipped rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum) is the largest extant species of rhinoceros. It has a wide mouth used for grazing and is the most social of all rhino species.
Name: White Rhino (Ceratotherium simum)

Key Facts;
Age: White rhino can live to the age of 40 years old.
Subspecies: Southern White Rhino and Northern White Rhino
Population: Over 20,000 White Rhino, 2 Northern White Rhino.
Conservation Status: White Rhino - Near Threatened. Northern White Rhino - Functionally Extinct (2 females remain)
Countries where White Rhino live: South Africa, Zimbabwe, Namibia and Kenya

Drawn as always on smooth Bristol Board with Faber Castell 9000 series pencils and a Tomo Zero eraser - size for this drawing was c57cm X 40cm - Time Taken c40 hours.

Following a 20 year Hiatus Paul picked up his pencils again and started drawing back in 2012
Turning professional in 2016 Paul has won accolades across the globe, initially exhibiting and selling work in Shanghai, Hong Kong, Singapore and Thailand he now resides in the centre for contemporary British Art and the Tate Modern Gallery, St Ives, Cornwall.
From his open studio and commercial gallery in the town he spends hours, weeks and months drawing incredibly detailed images inspired by the plethora of artists and art in the local area. His work is on permanent display in the Stowe Gallery of Truro and with individual and corporate collections across the world.


*Images showing the drawing in a frame and in various room settings are for illustration purposes only.