"There's no love lost between elephants and lions. Lions wouldn't dare to challenge
an adult elephant, but they would prey on their young, if given the opportunity. This cantankerous old bull is charging the lioness, simply because he can..."
- Daniel Smith
GICLEE ON CANVAS
size 24" x 18"
350 s/n
Uncommon Valor
"I was captivated by the classic face of this big male lion. It's rare for me to paint a large close-up like this. I actually enjoyed painting the individual hairs and fine detail."
Daniel Smith, one of Daniel Smith, one of America's foremost nature artists, enjoys wide acclaim for his spectacular depictions of landscapes and wildlife. Smith lives in the mountains of southwest Montana where artistic inspiration surrounds him.
After graduating from high school in 1972, Smith moved to Arizona in 1973, working for a time as a mechanic, although he still loved to draw. Eventually, Daniel Smith chose art as his career, and Mill Pond Press began to publish his work in 1990. He has been painting full time for over twenty years and has had more than 100 of his paintings reproduced as limited edition prints. He began his career designing conservation stamps. He has designed more than thirty stamps including the 1988-89 Federal Duck Stamp and was recently selected as Ducks Unlimited International Artist of the Year for the second time. The detail and scientific accuracy of Smith's art caught the eyes of organizations such as the National Geographic Society, who commissioned him to paint five color plates for The Field Guide to the Birds of North America, and the prestigious "Birds in Art" exhibition sponsored by the Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum.
In 1996 he was inducted into the U.S. ART Hall of Fame due to his great popularity among print collectors. Smith travels frequently to research his subjects in their natural habitat, believing that there is no substitute for personal experience in the field. He says of his work, "I want people to experience the peace, the tranquillity of the wilderness, of being the only one out there, communing with nature." An ardent supporter of wildlife conservation, he feels indebted to the natural world that has provided him with the sole inspiration for his award-winning career.
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