Mammals

                              

                                   Living creatures other than plants can change positions.

 In this way they bring more story into an image. After all, a painting remains a simple 2D image without movement. There is always a suggestion of movement. Even if the characters seem to be frozen. And again, to me the characters are the ideal objects to take a position where they catch parts of the light. Or in the case of a painting: a part of the illusion of light.

 

oil on canvas  60*80cm (above)

oil on canvas 40x50cm  (above)

oil on canvas 60*80cm (above)

oil on canvas  60*80cm (above)

oil on canvas 60*80cm  (above)

oil on canvas  60*80cm  (above)

 oil on canvas  60*80cm (above)

oil on canvas  60*80cm (above)

oil on wooden panel (prepared with polyester fabric) 70*90cm (above)

oil on canvas 70*90cm   (above)

The lion statue and the bird are exceptions in this serie of mammals. But they play the same role.
The lion isn't expected to go take a walk off course. But i reproduced more vivid than the original.
The original is located in front off the townhall of Sint-Niklaas (Belgium).
The jester painting was produced in 2014. The rest in 2015 and 2016.
I guess it doesn't show, but Balthus is in any and a lot of ways a big inspiration while painting.
So now you know.