Jumbo Art Attack

If you just happen to be passing the Maesa Elephant Nursery on Fang highway just north of Chiang Mai in Thailand on February 19th, do pop in on the Guinness Book World Record attempt for the largest - and probably the most expensive - elephant painting ever. An Elephant's ability to paint is accepted by many, but when it comes to realism, pachyderm art seems a little difficult to believe. The theme of painting will be "winter breeze, sea of mist and the charm of Lanna." There will be eight "senior elephants" working on this attempt to make it into the Guinness book. Irish Art