Lion Oil Painting on Canvas Van Gogh where the soft silhouette of

where the soft silhouette of a village spire breaks the green horizon

Two pale curved tusks frame the lowered trunk

its tail curling down a gnarled branch as it gazes out with calm

warm and quietly majestic

Each chartreuse flower reveals a delicate speckled throat

Lion Oil Painting on Canvas Van Gogh where the soft silhouette ofThis expressive portrait faces the viewer head on, the lion's features built from thick, gestural strokes of palette knife paint. Warm yellows and burnt orange flare through the mane, while streaks of teal green and deep blue cut through from the surrounding foliage, the colours colliding in vigorous, half abstract motion. The eyes hold steady at the centre, calm and direct amid the swirl of impasto texture that makes the surface feel almost three