There is something universal in this scene \u2014 and profoundly funny. A father who would very much like to rest after the hunt, and two cubs who have other plans. The nap of the king of animals will not happen: his lion cubs have decided he is a playground. The title, I must say, did not come from me: it was found by the person who now owns this painting \u2014 and no one could have said it better.<\/p>\n
For the composition, I opted for a triangular structure whose line of force runs from the lion's mane to the left paw of the cub \u2014 a diagonal that concentrates the energy of the scene. The father's reaction \u2014 mouth half open, oblique glance \u2014 animates what might have been merely a tranquil end-of-day scene. It is this tipping point between rest and chaos that captivated me.<\/p>\n
The painting plays on a near-monochrome \u2014 ochre, tawny, beige dominate, barely contrasted by the blue shadows of the declining light. It is the lion's head that catches the eye: lit from the front, it emerges from the background in a contrast of warm and cool tones that oil paint renders with great precision.<\/p>\n
What I love about this painting is that it says something true about family life \u2014 among lions as elsewhere. Majesty does not long resist two determined cubs. And in that resignation of the father, halfway between irritation and tenderness, I recognise something very human.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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