Behind the Mask

Painting of a Peacock and a Lady in a Mask

This painting was inspired when I was working with Indian ink, giving a 3D feel to it.  I have always loved peacocks and their colours.  I could hear their “johaan” call as I progressed with this painting and remembered when going with my son when he was 3 to the MacDonald Farm, chatting to the male peacock there.  All the kids just loved it when I shouted “johaan” and he proceeded to answer me back and fanning his tail feathers to its fullest bloom.  Perhaps “Proud as a Peacock” should have been the name of this painting, but I could not make the girl look “proud”.

14" x 14"

Behold, or the Bold and the Beautiful

So happy to say it has been named "Lion Within" as it has been donated to Southern Interior Rotary Lodge

 in Kelowna funded by the Canadian CancerSociety http://www.cancer.ca/en/support-and-

services/support-services/travel-and-accommodations-bc/?region=bc

Painting of the Lion and a Beautiful woman has many names.

This painting had many inspirations, words and thoughts that came to mind.  I first inspired by the words

 “Behold”  There are many verses that came to mind when I started this painting. “Behold He comes”, 

 “Behold the Lamb”, or a song written by David Crowder and sung by the Newsboys “My God is not dead

 He’s surely alive living on the inside roaring like a Lion”. Or 1 Peter 5:8 “Be self-controlled and alert.

 Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour”.

17" x 24"