Framed Hippo Art

Hippos are probably Africa's most famous animals. They have blue-grey skin, live in the water, eat mostly plants, and have very large teeth, which are displayed when a hippo yawns. Although hippos are dangerous creatures, they also have a very fun side with artists who portray them as purple, round creatures with a friendly smile. There are many artists who enjoy drawing them as fun cartoons for framed hippo art.

Chariklia Zarris has created a very simple framed artwork of a hippo with a bird that they entitled “Best Friends: Hippo.” The hippo is drawn in blue with only a hole for an eye. Its rounded, solid-colour shape is very soft, and suggests a friendly animal that has no sense of danger at all. On top of it is a purple bird, which is also drawn as a solid-colour shape. The title “Best Friends” seems to suggest the helping relationship between the hippo and the birds that keep its skin free of insects. It is an endearing picture of a lasting friendship between two different species.