Lion Watercolour Painting Frame:Oak elegance sandy neutrals and aged terracotta

sandy neutrals and aged terracotta

This artwork channels the wonder of polar nights and the silent drama of the far north

The image draws on the dazzling colour and strangeness of life beneath the waves

its body washed in cool greens and silvery whites where the dappled light falls

energetic brushstrokes

Lion Watercolour Painting Frame:Oak elegance sandy neutrals and aged terracottaPainted in soft watercolour, a young lion cub sits facing us with his paws neatly together and the shy beginnings of a smile on his muzzle. His mane is a halo of honey and caramel washes, feathered at the edges where the pigment was allowed to bleed, and his round dark eyes carry two bright highlights that make him instantly friendly. Slender green sprigs rise on either side of him from a loose patch of meadow, and a scatter of small russet dots