Rhinotopia Painting Series

Rhinotopia began as this series of over 30 paintings. They are now collected in a book called, Rhinotopia, Beginnings. The premise of the series is that rhinos should be everywhere, so I put them there. They are on top of volcanoes, in birch forests, on roadways in Norway, as well as in Surreal scenes and abstractions. Additionally, part of my calling as a rhinoceros artist is to entice others to love these incredible animals as much as I do so they will be more inclined to conserve them. Each painting looks to a different deity, archetype, or similar over-arching mythological presence to equate the rhino to the sacred in a way that speaks to humanity's core. 
Devil by my Side, copyright Sarah Soward, image of red two horned rhino in a chiaroscuro style

Devil By My Side

© Sarah Soward. 24 x 24 inches. Sold.
Rhinos Grow, copyright Sarah Soward, image of a one horned rhino hiding in giant roses

Rhinos Grow

© Sarah Soward. 24 x 24 inches. Sold.
Rhino Charger Heaven, copyright Sarah Soward, painting of a rhino creating a dust storm, lots of browns

Rhino Charger Heaven

© Sarah Soward. 20 x 24 inches. Sold.
Secluded Spaces, copyright Sarah Soward, painting of many rhinos in a purple banyan tree.

Secluded Spaces

© Sarah Soward. 20 x 24 inches. Sold.
Part of Me, copyright Sarah Soward, image of two horned rhino in a lush and green redwood forest.

Part of Me

© Sarah Soward. 20 x 24 inches. Sold.
Full Spectrum, copyright Sarah Soward, painting of a lilac rhino complete with ears and a fiery horn

Full Spectrum

© Sarah Soward. 36 x 40 inches. Sold.
Sky Blue, copyright Sarah Soward, painting of a blue rhino on a road in Norway

Sky Blue

© Sarah Soward. 24 x 24 inches. Just returned from Artists4Rhino in Italy. Available.
Jane Says, copyright Sarah Soward, painting of a rhino walking in a cemetery.

Jane Says

© Sarah Soward. 18 x 24 inches. Sold.
More, copyright Sarah Soward, painting of a skeleton rhino in front of a series of purple and yellow shapes.

More

© Sarah Soward. 18 x 24 inches. Sold.
Njosnavelin, copyright Sarah Soward, very dark painting of a rhino at the bottom of deep blue sea

Njosnavelin

© Sarah Soward. 18 x 24 inches. Sold.
Beloved, copyright Sarah Soward, painting of a rainbow rhino and earth green rhino

Beloved

© Sarah Soward. 36 x 24 inches. Sold.
These Hands, copyright Sarah Soward, painting of a green rhino and a brown rhino walking across farmland

These Hands

© Sarah Soward. 36 x 24 inches. Sold.
Hot Lava, copyright Sarah Soward, image of a lava rhino

Hot Lava

© Sarah Soward. 20 x 24 inches. Sold.
Get Up Outta the Dirt, copyright Sarah Soward, painting of a close up of a two horned rhino with snake skin

Get Up Outta the Dirt

© Sarah Soward. 18 x 24 inches. Sold.
Rhino Warrior, copyright Sarah Soward, painting of a large rhino with an active sky and an army of rhinos behind

Rhino Warrior

© Sarah Soward. 20 x 24 inches. Sold.
Tornado of Rhinos, copyright Sarah Soward, painting of orange rhinos making a purple tornado

Tornado of Rhinos

© Sarah Soward. 36 x 24 inches. Available.
Still Life, copyright Sarah Soward, painting of many rhino species being created and rising up from mud and earth

Still Life

© Sarah Soward. 36 x 24 inches. Available.
Tusk, copyright Sarah Soward, painting of Guahati, a one horned rhino, surrounded by lotus flowers

Tusk

© Sarah Soward. 24 x 24 inches. Sold.
Neckbone, copyright Sarah Soward, painting of a red rhino at a cobblestone crossroads with a signpost

Neckbone

© Sarah Soward. 24 x 24 inches. Sold.
Sugar Water, copyright Sarah Soward, painting of a sweet rhino dipping her toes in water beneath a lush tropical backdrop

Sugar Water

© Sarah Soward. 20 x 24 inches. Sold.
The Same Deep Water as You, copyright Sarah Soward, painting of the Hilo coast of Hawaii with rhinos swimming in the ocean

The Same Deep Water as You

© Sarah Soward. 18 x 24 inches. Sold.

Maybe Sparrow, Fallen Trees, copyright Sarah Soward. Painting of an abstracted rhino in a birch forest in Fall. The center of the canvas holds a tree trunk that was struck by lightning

Maybe Sparrow / Fallen Trees

© Sarah Soward. 20 x 24 inches. Available.

Rhinos of the Water, copyright Sarah Soward. 5 brilliantly orange and yellow rhinos bathe in a calm river of cerulean blue. Lush green and yellow reeds form a pattern behind them. 

Rhinos of the Water

© Sarah Soward. 30 x 24 inches. Sold.

Crash Into Me, Copyright Sarah Soward. A rhinoceros crashes forward with enormous waves onto a sliver of beach.

Crash Into Me

© Sarah Soward. 30 x 24 inches. Sold.

Call the Ships to Port, copyright Sarah Soward. A rhinoceros stands on an outcropping of rocks, like a siren singing to ships at sea.

Part of Me

© Sarah Soward. 30 x 24 inches. Sold.

Revolve, copyright Sarah Soward. A chaotic rainbow of rhinos careens into the shallows at a black sand beach. A tree stands on the tiptoes of its roots a the right side of the canvas.

Crash Into Me

© Sarah Soward. 36 x 24 inches. Available.

Evelyn Evelyn, copyright Sarah Soward. Painting of two white rhinos posing back to back with their hind feet crossed. The sky overhead is happily stormy

Evelyn Evelyn

© Sarah Soward. 30 x 24 inches. Sold.

Medicine for the Forest, copyright Sarah Soward. Painting of a forest of fallen trees with limbs painted in a foreshortened style. A rhinoceros is hiding in the branches with a new sapling in its horns

Medicine for the Forest

© Sarah Soward. 30 x 24 inches. Sold.

Where There is Light, copyright Sarah Soward. Painting of brightly lit billowing clouds. A rhinoceros, in white, is bathed in light and almost indiscernible from the clouds.

Where There is Light

© Sarah Soward. 30 x 24 inches. Available.

Family, copyright Sarah Soward. Two rhinos frolic at Mono Lake. One is green with orange horns. The other is orange with green horns.

Family

© Sarah Soward. 30 x 24 inches. Available.

Spectrum, copyright Sarah Soward. Painting of a close up view of a white rhino painted in pale purple hues with fiery red horns and shadows.

Spectrum

© Sarah Soward. 30 x 24 inches. Sold.

Great Spirit, copyright Sarah Soward. Painting of a rhino in profile, standing a the top of Mauna Kea, looking across the valley to Mauna Loa.

Great Spirit

© Sarah Soward. 36 x 24 inches. Sold.

 

Ancestors Mini-Series, Into the Light:

Fred and Esther, copyright Sarah Soward. Painting of two nuzzling rhinos with a bright green background.

Fred and Esther

© Sarah Soward. 6 x 6 inches. Sold.

Alex, copyright Sarah Soward. Painting of a jaunty rhino coming forward in earth colors.

Alex

© Sarah Soward. 6 x 6 inches. Sold.

Kay, copyright Sarah Soward. Painting of a pink rhino against a light blue background.

Kay

© Sarah Soward. 6 x 6 inches. Sold.

Otto, copyright Sarah Soward. Painting of a rhino in three-quarter view with teal skin and ochre horns.

Otto

© Sarah Soward. 6 x 6 inches. Sold.

Stephan, copyright Sarah Soward. Painting of a one horned rhino contemplating a sphere.

Stephan

© Sarah Soward. 6 x 6 inches. Sold.