Art & Soul Short #45
Lion Sleeping. Antoine-Louis Barye (French, Paris 1796–1875 Paris). 1810–75. Watercolor on wove paper, lined sheet: 9 3/16 x 11 5/8 in. (23.3 x 29.5cm). Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art open access. Animal Time Present in the presence of self, here-now. Breathe in, out. Supine rest. Head on paws Dirt bed. Desert vista. Wind prickles fur. A warm spot, here and here. Sun pokes through clouds like stick through foliage-dense forest. Stop. Listen. Change here happens im