"Distant Enemy" Giclée canvas print: 12" x 16", edition size - 100 s/n $675 unframed

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A solitary male lion watches as a small safari camp is set up on the Athi Plains near Nairobi. The safari has traveled by ox wagon from the Norfolk Hotel, some 30 miles away. Before the first World War, lions were plentiful on the Athi Plains, and it had become a popular place to set up a fly camp during the early stages of a safari.

It was in 1911, a hunter was dragged from his horse by a lion and badly mauled on the plains. His companion shot and killed the lion and took his friend back to camp. He then rode back to Nairobi to get medical help. By the time he got back the following night with medical supplies, his colleague was near death and by daybreak had passed away. A stark reminder that in the wild, the hunted often prevail.

In my painting I wanted to show something of the anticipated tension between the opponents by introducing a dramatic sky into the scene.