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The Lionesses Crossing 

Oil and dry pastel on canvas 

78 inches x 39 inches

2017

 
People say when a woman is fierce, be careful she is a lioness.
Nature has turned the lioness into a symbol of motherhood, protection, perseverance and courage, the lioness fights, hunts and ultimately always wins her prize, she loves and protects, she crosses the savannah with a portly stride, secure and majestic, she is alive .
In life all paths are choices, all alternatives are risks, most times we ponder which route to take, the safest one, the one that offers the unknown, do we dare?
This painting “The Lionesses  crossing “ is about these choices , these crossings I am trying to show that options are brave and it takes courage to change .   
 

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