This beautiful 30 x 40 inch original oil painting is part of my Ancient Tableau series. It features an African Lion in conversation with ancient Assyrian stone lion sculptures.

This artwork is part of a series of about 40 canvases that I painted for exhibitions in both Canada and abroad. Only 9 of the paintings remain.

The lion is painted with thin layers of oil in a realistic fashion to feature the softness of his fur and texture. His pose is intentionally calm and relaxed in counterpoint to the raging lion sculptures in the background. I wanted to juxtapose the real animal against the sculpted versions which are stylized and stereotypical in their fierceness.