We first learned of a legend of the black tiger in Dudwah, from the Indian tiger conservationist Billy Arjun Singh. A poached pelt had been recovered during a raid of a poachers forest lair and billy and his tracker recounted their profound sadness at this find.
We made our first black tiger painting in homage to this tale: in that same northern Indian wilderness , by a stream, where earlier that morning we had discovered fresh tiger spoor. old billy had looked on approvingly, if somewhat bemused.
Twenty five years later, (just last week ) we stumbled upon footage online of a live black tiger on a trail cam. The legend of the black tiger was still alive.
This is our tribute to that majestic beast.
Legend of the black tiger
Legend of the black tiger
Size: 5x3.5 ft
Chinese ink, french sepia, graphite and aquarelle on brown paper
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