Tiger Raj
Artist's Note: The Royal Bengal Tiger, a symbol of power and mystery, has pervaded every aspect of Indian culture from 3000 BC to the present. Tiger Raj celebrates the tiger and the magnificent wildlife indigenous to India. On the salad plate he is riding on the back of an Asian elephant for that was how he was hunted in the forest of India. Now it is his turn to get a ride. Notice how the eyes of the tiger on the dinner plate follow you. This is something wonderful that happens when I paint, as it was completely unplanned. Generous accents of 24-karat gold make Tiger Raj wildly colorful and oh so elegant. -Lynn Chase