The circle of life
by Melinda Dare Benfield
Title
The circle of life
Artist
Melinda Dare Benfield
Medium
Drawing - Pen And Ink
Description
The Circle of Life (re-uploaded version) was drawn in 2005 and is a prelude to my Cultural Zoo series. It was inspired by work recovered from the archaeological Scythian burials as well Celtic, Saxon, and Viking art I had seen. It depicts the struggle for survival between a lioness and a stag. For the Scythians, the antlers of the stag often were associated with the tree of life and the circular format was chosen to represent the cyclical nature of life and death in the natural world.
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June 26th, 2014
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Comments (30)
Melinda Dare Benfield
Thank you so much Shijun. This one is an oldie but a goodie. I often refer to it as my LOGO even though I have never used it as such. I am thinking of adding watercolor to it.....just to see if I can push it to a new level.
Melinda Dare Benfield
Thank you for the feature in the Premium FAA Artists group. (Sorry, it took me so long to notice that it had been featured.)
Melinda Dare Benfield
Update the image so that it now includes all of the recent product options. Enjoy.
Suzanne Silvir
Beautiful and disturbing- like nature! This has a bit of a Celtic flare- but with your unique touch. Fave
Ann Nicholson
You have an incredible sense of design which really shows up in this piece. Wonderful!
Melinda Dare Benfield
thank you Debopriya for the feature in World Culture and Tradition group and Jerry for the feature in Abstract Experiments group.
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