The Stand Off

The Maasai Mara, 2023. Lots of buffalo here! I have been to the Mara on several occasions and while the cats are always worth seeking out, I love to paint buffalo just as much. From an art point of view, they are such fun - with their massive horns and giant muddy bodies! These two are from a herd we came across near the territory of the Ridge Pride (lions), and the herd of buffalo were chasing and threatening the lions. So I was surrounded by both lions and buffalo, all at once! I was down in a shallow ditch, looking up at them from our Land Cruiser, which gives the painting a more powerful viewpoint.