Sunset Lion Painting Frame:Dark ash before anyone else has crossed

before anyone else has crossed the fresh fall

or in a study where its contemplative mood encourages quiet focus

lending a sense of breadth to the room

Below stretches a frozen bay of pale blue water hemmed by glaciers and distant snowfields

Sunset Lion Painting Frame:Dark ash before anyone else has crossedA lion lies at rest on a rocky ledge, held in profile against a sky set ablaze by the setting sun. Its heavy mane catches the last warm light while banks of orange and slate cloud roll across the horizon behind. Autumn foliage crowds the outcrop on either side, and a pale valley stretches away into haze far below. Painted in rich oil strokes, the animal holds its ground with a calm, unhurried authority. The painting speaks of stillness kept inside a