A leopard’s head emerges from a play of light and shadow, its amber face set against pale blue foliage. Each whisker and rosette is rendered with loving precision, and the animal’s golden eye seems to pierce the viewer from across the canvas. Cool leaf silhouettes form an abstract backdrop that heightens the warmth and intensity of its gaze. There is tension here, but also an almost sacred stillness, as if time pauses to honor a watchful, wild spirit.