LOCATION: Chiang Mai, THAILAND
CAMP: Maesa Elephant Camp

DUANPEN'S BIO:

Duanpen (pronounced Juon Pen) was born at the Maesa Elephant Camp on October 10, 1998 to proud parents Nid and Boonpeng. Duanpen means "full moon month" in Thai and a mischeiviousness is evident in all she does. Duanpen loves to give kisses and make funny faces when people are around, she also loves to play soccer.

Duanpen has a very unique style of painting. She is the first and only abstract pointillist elephant artist to date. She fills the paper with dots and only dots, but she will not stop until the canvas is covered. Duanpen has an amazing sense of composition and framing. She focuses on the blank canvas before beginning painting, then she repeatedly strikes the paper with the brush - dat-dat-dat-dat. Her work is very beautiful - done with a medium brush, she covers the paper with bright, vibrant colors.