Don’t Call Me Grey Oil

In this painting, I wanted to challenge the idea of being labeled or reduced to a single tone.
Although the elephant is often seen as grey and heavy, I painted it overflowing with color, emotion, and inner movement.

For me, this work is about sensitivity hidden behind strength. About carrying a lot inside, feeling deeply, and still standing with dignity. The splashes of color represent thoughts, moods, memories, and emotions that cannot be contained or silenced.

This elephant is powerful, vulnerable, and alive — and it refuses to be defined by one color only.