Bidspirit auction | Wayne Westwood, Tiger, Original Oil

Wayne Westwood, Tiger, Original Oil - This original oil painting by artist Wayne Westwood depicts a close-up, photorealistic study of a tiger licking its paw. The composition utilizes a tight, diagonal perspective to focus on the animal's face, set against a soft-focus background of golden and earth tones. The work demonstrates exceptional technical skill in the rendering of individual fur fibers, the textured surface of the moist pink tongue, and the depth of the amber-colored eye, which features a sharp specular highlight. The painting is signed in white script along the bottom left edge, W. WESTWOOD. It is housed in a substantial, multi-tiered professional frame consisting of a gold-leafed inner liner, a wide black ebonized middle section, and a gilded outer molding.