Ryden and the collectors commissioned the original work were both on Creatura Safari. In this painting, Ryden depicts creatures that are vague in appearance between reality and fantasy. A young woman, with them, participates in this green leafy, pink and green landscape, she looks strangely on the tranquil stage.
“The animals in the new print are absolutely wonderful, but the animals a couple saw while traveling together in Kenya inspired elephants and giant snails,” Anderson said. “In my opinion, the environment seems to be a classic Leiden-style Eden landscape. It’s a very ‘peaceful kingdom’ image, not always in real life! People and animals are all around Merkaba, a symbol of spiritual ascension and divine connection – you feel it when you dip into the wild.”
The whimsical image also shows the real need to reconnect humans with nature. “I think there is a real sense of loss within humanity, and we lose connections with nature and animals as fellow humans, the earth belongs to as many of us as we do. Sadly, it’s not the case now, humanity has ruined so much for other species (and ruined our own mental health, destroyed the earth),” Anderson said. “But some people care and are doing everything they can to find solutions to the mass extinction incidents happening around us. Any action is needed – I encourage anyone to be creatively involved in it if they are forced to do so – we all need you!” ********
For full information on Creatura Limited Edition lithography welfare posters, released on October 14, including version size and release details, see Porterhouse.
