The Kind King came to be last summer. I wanted to play with the pastels and capture a new texture. I wanted to use the mane as a "burst" or color and give a defining weight to the profile of the lion. This was the first time I tried to draw one and I managed to make a character.
I kept his ear angular and his face softer. I asked friends and family what they thought and Aslan from Chronicles of Narnia came to mind for most of them. I was able to find a kind expression on this lion's face. I love the Chronicles of Narnia series so this pleased me to hear! He is one of my favorite pieces to look at. The lines just pull your eyes around the piece and then the expression takes hold in the end.
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