Lonely Tortoise

Originally a vector illustration, I brought this into Photoshop and went in a different direction with this painting. Based off of a Chelonoidis hoodensis tortoise, an endangered species in the Galapagos Islands, I wanted to convey a feeling of isolation through color and framing.

(For the sake of scientific accuracy, although I decided to paint an aurora into the sky, they aren't visible from the Galapagos Islands.)