Beautiful Animals
Having an animal in your life is a beautiful thing. The love that can develop between pet and human is special. Poems have been written about this connection and artwork has been created. It’s funny, because many people wear unique pet lover jewelry , but I don’t know how many of them are actually animal lovers. To me, that’s an indication of how animals have such grace and beauty that they inspire artists to create designs in their image. You don’t have to be an all out animal lover to want to wear jewelry
Even something as supposedly unlovable as a lizard can be designed in a beautiful pair of silver bearded dragon dangles. These are earrings that someone, even someone who is afraid of reptiles might wear. Why? Well, if you think about nature as a creation, you realize it is great art as well. Have you ever admired a lion at the zoo, or on a nature show? Most people have, but I doubt they would want to have one in their back yard. In fact, most people would be terrified to be in the vicinity of one of those amazing wild beasts. Yet artwork depicting the great cats is very popular, and has been for centuries.
Just as a point of interest, several years ago I read a book by Tippi Hedren about her love of large cats. She has some property which is a preserve for these beautiful cats. Not only does she have lions and tigers, but also hybrids of the two big cats! I remember one photo in the book that was so remarkable and beautiful- like a surreal photo created in photo shop (it was taken before that time.) As I recall it was Tippi in the kitchen with a gigantic male lion leaping through the window beside her. She was washing the dishes and didn’t even look up!
I love to look at primitive artwork, including cave paintings by primitive people. These are some of the most aesthetic representations of the animal kingdom ever, and they continue to delight people thousands of years after those artistic ancestors of ours spread their colors on the cave walls.
If you’ve never tried your hand at your own animal art, I suggest you give it a try! Most people have some kind of animal in the family to model for them. And even if you don’t, there are lots of photographs of animals you can use for inspiration. How about a short poem about your favorite kitten?