elephantshrugged.com

Welcome to my new website name - same website, just a new name.

This was the name of my first website years ago. It evolved after reading about an ancient Indian myth/legend that the world was carried on the back of elephants, and earthquakes were caused when one of the elephants shrugged. It charmed me, captured my imagination.

I really can't fathom why I later abandoned a name I loved when building a new website. Have you ever looked back and thought "why on earth did I do that? ...Nope, I still have no clue. But I kept ownership of the name.

Recently my current domain name provider announced that this year's price will be increasing by 51%. Yes.....51%. So - the perfect time to action what I've been wanting to do for a while, bring back my first love - elephantshrugged.com

I hope you like it. Much more me. The site will also still be accessible via joannaloftus.com for a brief crossover period, but the new name is live now.

Happy New Year by the way.

Reach

The Unicycle - wonderfully ridiculous. It's as if the cyclist began their journey with a fully equipped bicycle but was beset by a series of calamities on the way to their destination.

This is the next offering in the Reach series - illustrations that explore the differing connections individuals seek with both poignancy and humour. I hope you enjoy these illustrations as much as I enjoyed drawing them. There is big painting waiting to be finished in the corner of the room, but once the idea for these illustrations lodged in my mind I couldn't resist downing the paint brush and getting to work on this.

Tales of Black & Red

These pieces mark the beginning of a new series of illustrations. For me the figures radiate a relaxed comfort with their identity.

Many years ago when I was quite young, I remember an older acquaintance I admired hugely. She was completely at ease in her own skin. One day we were walking along together when her wrap-around skirt suddenly blew off in a strong wind and went flying down the high street like a chaffinch on crack. She was completely unfazed... Still one of the most impressive things I have witnessed.

https://www.joannaloftus.com/tales-of-black-red