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Wild Animals

by Robert Ferguson

photo of author, smiling and wearing a black hoodie, standing in front of a large framed painting of an elephant. The elephant appears to be looming, it's large head -- big ears, tusks, curled trunk -- more than filling the frameTonight I went to an art exhibit with my class at the Perkinson Center. I really liked all the animal pictures.

I liked the elephant picture. The elephant has a big trunk. He uses the trunk to eat and drink water.

I also liked the picture of the dogs. There were 3 dogs sitting on the porch. They looked cute and friendly.

Another painting I liked was a bird. I call it a yellow bird because of its beak, but it is a great blue heron. He is sitting on a rock looking at the water. I think he is looking for fish to eat.

The white swan with the orange beak is also cute. He was swimming in a lake.

I would like to go back to the Perkinson Center and see more paintings. The next exhibit is in 2025.