The artwork presents a charming lion cub, depicted in a realistic style, as it lies down with its head resting on its front paws, a white bone held gently in its mouth. The warm, golden backdrop enhances the cub’s golden brown fur, highlighting the innocence and playfulness typically associated with young animals. The artist has signed the painting in the bottom right corner, adding a personal touch to this serene and tender portrayal of a lion cub in a moment of quiet contentment.
Title (Note on the Painting) - Bone a petite
Signed Oil Painting on Canvas – Unstretched
Currently, Michael J McBride is an instructor of art at Tennessee State University and has been the lead artist on many community-based mural projects in Nashville, Tennessee. McBride was featured in Visions of My People, sixty years of African American art in Tennessee, an exhibit organized by the Tennessee State Museum and one of his pieces was purchase for their permanent collection.