Lion at Sunset Canvas Painting Monet untroubled ocean

untroubled ocean

The composition speaks of Scandinavian calm and the restorative quiet of the woods

Tall fir trees rise dark on the left bank

Woven baskets tumble with striped watermelons

Behind the flowers a hazy garden dissolves into golden light

Lion at Sunset Canvas Painting Monet untroubled oceanThis portrait captures a magnificent lion resting in profile upon a weathered rocky outcrop, his powerful frame turned towards a distant horizon bathed in the last light of day. Golden sunset rays catch the russet edges of his full mane, setting it aglow against a softly blurred savannah that fades into hazy bands of dusky blue and warm apricot. His paw rests calmly on the lichen mottled stone, and his steady gaze carries a quiet, contemplative