"End in Sight" Giclée canvas print: 8"x10", edition size 100 s/n $525 unframed

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During the construction of the railway line from Mombasa, British East Africa to Uganda (nicknamed “The Lunatic Express”) at the end of the 19th century, there were many attacks on construction workers by both leopard and lion. The most famous incidents were at Tsavo where there were many encounters with man-eating lions during 1899.

Most of the attacks took place at night but there were many audacious daylight assaults.

In this painting a bhisti (water carrier) is resting on the floor of the tent with his feet towards the opening. A male lion boldly and without a moment’s hesitation storms the tent and grabs the man by his foot and proceeds to drag him out of the tent. His fellow workers look on in horror as the bhisti grabs a heavy box in a vain attempt to prevent himself being carried away. Realizing this wasn’t going to work the desperate man grabbed hold of a tent rope but this too was futile and it eventually snapped, but not before causing the tent to collapse. Once the lion had the man outside the tent, he sprang upon him and grabbing his throat shook the terrified water carrier until he was silent. The lion then effortlessly dragged him off, through the boma (thorn barricades) and into the bush, never to be seen again.