Woman and Lion in the Orchard, 2024

19 × 19 inches

Color pencil on paper

This richly narrative color pencil drawing presents a woman and a lion standing side by side in a lush, stylized garden. The woman, dressed in a soft red garment, calmly holds an apple in her hand, while the lion, monumental yet gentle, faces the viewer with a quiet, almost benevolent expression. Together, they occupy the space as equals, framed by trees and cascading green leaves beneath a clear blue sky.

Rendered entirely in colored pencil, the work is dense with layered color and texture. Warm ochres, reds, and browns shape the figures, while saturated greens and turquoise blues give the scene a vibrant, Eden-like clarity. The simplified forms, rounded anatomy, and frontal composition evoke a folk-art sensibility, lending the image a timeless, storybook quality that feels both ancient and deeply personal.

Part of Amalia’s ongoing mythic-animal universe, Woman and Lion in the Orchard reimagines familiar archetypes, woman, animal, garden, fruit, not as symbols of transgression, but of coexistence and acceptance. This large, one-of-a-kind drawing is a centerpiece work, ideal for collectors drawn to narrative symbolism, feminine mythology, and images that quietly rewrite inherited stories.

Details

– Original color pencil drawing

– Size: 19 × 19 inches

– Signed by the artist

– Ships flat, carefully packaged with archival protection.

A substantial and memorable work that anchors this body of drawings with warmth, symbolism, and quiet strength.