King is a piece of digital artwork by Sydne Archambault which was uploaded on April 20th, 2014.
King
The lion is one of four of the big cats. Their face is highly distinctive and recognized symbol in human cultures. It is no wonder I took the... more
Title
King
Artist
Sydne Archambault
Medium
Digital Art - Digital Painting
Description
The lion is one of four of the big cats. Their face is highly distinctive and recognized symbol in human cultures. It is no wonder I took the challenge of painting the lion as my first of my big cat series.
The lion for me is such a magnificent creature, they carry such mystery, strength and pride in their glowing eyes. In this piece if you look closely in his eyes you will see what has captured his attention.
The Lion, a poem
by Mary Howitt
Lion, thou art girt with might!
King by uncontested right;
Strength, and majesty, and pride
Are in thee personified!
Slavish doubt or timid fear
Never came thy spirit near.
What it is to fly, or bow
To a mightier than thou,
Never has been known to thee,
Creature terrible and free!
Power the Mightiest gave the lion
Sinews like to bands of iron;
Gave him force which never failed;
Gave a heart that never quailed.
Triple-mailed coat of steel,
Plates of brass from head to heel,
Less defensive were in wearing
Than the lion�s heart of daring;
Nor could towers of strength impart
Trust like that which keeps his heart.
What are things to match with him?
Serpents old, and strong, and grim;
Seas upon a desert shore;
Mountain-wildernesses hoar;
Night and storm, and earthquakes dire;
Thawless frost and raging fire �
All that�s strong, and stern and dark,
All that doth not miss its mark,
All that makes man�s nature tremble,
Doth the desert-king resemble!
When he sends his roaring forth,
Silence falls upon the earth;
For the creatures great and small,
Know his terror-breathing call,
And, as if by death pursued,
Leave to him a solitude.
Lion, thou art made to dwell
In hot lands intractable,
And thyself, the sun, the sand,
Are a tyrannous triple-band;
Lion-king and desert throne,
All the region is your own!
Photo reference is Tamara Bauer
Uploaded
April 20th, 2014
