Acrylic paint on canvas
42cm x 60cm
 
With fiery eyes and an unflinching stance, Pack Leader captures the raw authority of the African wild dog- an animal both feared and admired. Rendered with expressive brushwork and a vivid, almost elemental palette, the figure commands the space it enters, front-pawed and fierce. The drips and smears in the background evoke the chaos and beauty of the wild, where order is held not by dominance alone, but by loyalty and instinct. This work pays tribute to the misunderstood strength of matriarchal or cooperative leadership in nature- a reminder that power, when exercised in unity, can be as graceful as it is primal.