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“Lions are classified as vulnerable animals by WWF. Being one of the most well-known animals in the world, we would not want these majestic creatures to disappear.
When I saw the original photo, I could see it peering off to the distance, expressing its proud posture as the king of the jungle. With the painting I am trying to highlight the power it wields, the strength it bares and the courage it possesses.
This painting was a personal, but new, challenge for me as I have not attempted to paint a lion before. It took me many weeks to complete it, but all not in vein as it does justice to lions; this is what I wanted to achieve.
Now its hanging in my living room proudly, on its throne above all of us.”
– Bhagya Perera