Working for Peanuts

Ok, I've seen some incredible pet tricks, but this one has to top them all. Thanks to Sarah for sharing the link, who on one of her many nightly YouTube binges, passed on some crazy footage of an elephant drawing. I don't mean of an elephant drawing as in a drawing of an elephant, I mean an elephant drawing on paper! And it is not a 3-year old scribble or paint splatters that could have some distant resemblance to Jackson Pollock's work. It is a darn good drawing that puts me to shame. I'm amazed by the deliberate way in which the elephant places the brush on paper and carefully maneuvers it with each stroke. Also, the emphasis on line weight near the belly where there are naturally shadows and effort in adding the detail to the flower is astounding. I'll never look at an elephant the same way.

Just imagine, headlines read... Designers' Jobs Outsourced To Elephants, Designers React: 'We Can't Compete With Peanuts!', Designers Want To Know: 'Who Ate All My Peanuts?'. Yep, it seems my new career will be that of an elephant trainer where I'll be sent to India to manage the elephants and their design work. After all, peanuts are probably cheaper in India.