Lioness and cubs, African Savannah

Thank you Torfinn!

Outstanding work.

So beautiful !!

beautiful art work

This painting,rather than being a beautifully lit subject is a source of light itself.
That’s almost impossible to do-Very special-very rare

wowwwwwwwwwwww !!!

Thanks Lui!

as a response to you comment. i love cats. and this is a very nicely done piece of art. (i hope i worded this correctly)

Beautiful work,
Into Faves!!
Cheers Neil

lovely done, great work

Thanks Antanas!

Beautiful work!

really wonderful…..your work is just wonderful

Great work! Love the cubs!

magnificent just shows what a high class artist you are

Thanks Leoni! so are you!

love your style… especially the way you’ve handled the distance!

It is delightful, beautiful work.

Beautiful work.

Wonderful!!!

Another wonderful painting. The personalities of those two youngsters jump right off the canvas. As does the layers of grasses and highlights and the lovely distance.

you take such “pride” in your work

lol..if only I had your talent. Would love some tips on how to paint like u do, I wouldn’tknow where to start lol. Too bad we are countries apart

I watercolour but working with oil and acrylic is much harder…

seems we have our strenths and weaknesses hehe
Maybe one day we will share our skills

WOW!!!
This is absolutely perfect and everything looks spectacular…...exceptional talent ! :)

wonderful work

I love the way you use oils!! Great work!!

Stunning! what a beautiful painting!

Beautiful paint, excellent form and color.

Awesome! You are so talented

Beautiful !! : ) Well done… Wen x

Wonderful!

Really beautiful portrait from lions! Brief palette works excellent!

Really lovely

Wonderful oil painting, great depth of feel and great texture in the colours.

Remarkable realism. A real eyecatcher!

fantastic portrait, the wonder of it all, gallo

Your style, composition and use of light ranks you up there among the very best wildlife artist I have seen. I really like the feel of this habitat painting and the sensitivity you have give to your subjects. . .

Nice work! Regards Robbie

Congratulations! Your artwork was placed in the top 10 in our Wild Felines – Africa’s Big Cats

I’m well down on a long list here, and no wonder with such a brilliant painting. Wildlife art at its best my friend, you’re an inspiration.

BRILLIANT piece of art and it would be very welcome in the group Fauna, Flora, Landscapes and Architecture of South Africa

Congratulations Santamaria !!
your beautiful painting has won SECOND PLACE in our group challenge
Animals – Pets or Wildlife

14 November 2009

Here is a LINK to the group Fauna, Flora, Landscapes and Architecture of South Africa

Being a lioness myself.. I adore this work.
JUST WONDERFUL!

Fantastic work, amazing,

Sensational, and talented work !

Beautiful painting!

Such incredible detail, and I love their expressions – you are a very talented artist! Marita

WOW!!!! This looks so like a photo, brilliant details and colours, lost for words….. WOW

This is just wonderful!!! You are so talented Santamaria. Many congrats on the well deserved featured and awards. I agree with all the other comments!

A beautiful work of art, perfectly depicting the subjects in natural surroundings.
Congratulations on your well deserved features!

Beautiful light – just wonderful!

Wow!! Beautiful!!

very nicely done

I think when you paint your hand is guided by an Angel :-)

stunning work….just to see this is amazing, and to be able to capture the spirit of the wild like you do for us to see is a true blessing all the way around…

Thanks you for your appreciation of my art Jan! much appreciated

wow so beautiful, you are very talented & judging from all the comments everyone else thinks so too, thanks for sharing!!!

Wonderful in every way ! A most lovely painting ! kudo’s

Beautiful nature work, great colours and feeling of depth. Yours, H

This is absolutely amazing!!