Resting Lion Golden Hour Canvas Painting Monet resilience and the mystery of

resilience and the mystery of a creature moving through the unknown

scattering warm golden light between the trunks and igniting a soft mist that drifts across the forest floor

vermilion and burnt red set against wings of turquoise and cobalt blue

almost cloudless sky

Beyond them a curving bay glows in clear turquoise

Resting Lion Golden Hour Canvas Painting Monet resilience and the mystery ofThis warm tableau presents a lion lying at ease among golden autumnal bushes, his head raised and alert as he gazes off to one side with calm, amber eyes. Low evening sun streams through the foliage behind him, lighting a slender tree and the dry grasses in glowing tones of honey, rust and burnished gold. He rests upon a low rocky ledge, forepaws crossed, his richly textured mane framing a serene yet watchful expression. The whole composition glows