AFTERMATH

"Three years ago, visiting Nakuru National Park near my home in Kenya," recalls Simon Combes, "I found a lion and lioness were having a passionate affair, when, suddenly, there was a mighty roar from an impatient call of a suitor-in-waiting only yards away. The result was 'Afterglow.' Returning to the park earlier this year, I found the same pride with the big black-maned lion and his harem. The lioness from 'Afterglow' was patiently enduring the boisterous attentions of two cubs. Again, a compelling subject to paint and an even more compelling title: 'Aftermath.'"