PICTURE THIS
LION
by Mark Adlington (Unicorn £30)
LION by Mark Adlington (Unicorn £30)
When Mark Adlington was at art school, lions were deemed an ‘uncool’ subject: ‘Wildlife was already looked down upon enough without trying to tackle the over-painted clichés of the big five.’
But, thankfully, he ignored this sentiment, setting off on a three-year mission to find lions in six different African habitats.
The resulting artwork, collected in this beautiful book, brings these majestic creatures to life — you feel them stretch, hunt and fight as you turn every page. It proves those art snobs wrong in the most wonderful way.