Painted Tiger in Lush Jungle Foliage Frame:Oak elegance letting the cream paper breathe

letting the cream paper breathe through the scene

fresh green and clear sky-blue pairs beautifully with pale stone

their ribbed green bodies bristling with long amber and red spines

The contrast between luminous foliage and shadowy background gives the piece a striking

irreverent confidence of the pop-art tradition

Painted Tiger in Lush Jungle Foliage Frame:Oak elegance letting the cream paper breatheRendered in rich painterly brushwork, this tiger gazes out from a wall of broad tropical leaves, its head and shoulders modelled in warm strokes of orange, cream and deep black. The visible texture of the brush gives the foliage a soft, almost velvety depth, with ferns and glossy fronds layered in every shade of green around the animal. Light pools gently on the muzzle and brow, while the upper background dissolves into a moody, near black canopy that