{"product_id":"we-are-all-the-forest-pench-india-24x24-inches-acrylic-on-canvas-original-painting-by-british-artist-john-dyer","title":"'We are all the Forest, Pench, India', 24x24 inches acrylic on canvas. Original Painting, Pench Tiger Reserve, by British Artist John Dyer.","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eWe Are All the Forest, Pench, India\u003c\/i\u003e was painted as part of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/johndyergallery.com\/collections\/john-dyer\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJohn Dyer\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e’s \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.lastchancetopaint.com\/4-india-land-of-tiger\" title=\"Land of the Tiger Expedition\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eLand of the Tiger – Last Chance to Paint expedition\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e and celebrates the extraordinary wildlife, people and spirit of the dry tropical forest of Pench in central India.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThe painting captures the forest in the luminous colours of an early-morning safari, as the sun rises behind the trees and the jungle begins to wake. Golden yellows, fresh greens, blues and flashes of orange fill the canvas with light and energy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eA Bengal tiger moves quietly through the forest alongside an Indian elephant, spotted deer and sambar deer. Above them are black drongos, Indian grey hornbills and rose-ringed parakeets, while striped tiger butterflies float through the warm morning air. In the foreground, a Gond tribal goat herder walks with his animals, placing human life within the same living landscape as the wildlife.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eCentral to the painting is the idea of \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eco-existence\u003c\/span\u003e. Look carefully and the boundaries between the animals and the forest begin to disappear. The spotted deer in the lower left seems to grow directly into the vegetation, while the elephant is similarly woven into the trees and looping forms of the jungle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThis reflects ideas John encountered through \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eGond culture and Gond art\u003c\/span\u003e, in which people, animals, plants and the forest are understood as interconnected rather than separate. The painting’s title, \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eWe Are All the Forest\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e, expresses that idea directly: every animal, person, tree, bird and butterfly belongs to the same living system.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003ePench also has a powerful literary association with Rudyard Kipling’s \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Jungle Book\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e, whose imagined jungle landscape was inspired by the forests and wildlife of this part of central India. John Dyer’s painting brings that legendary landscape into the present day — not as a fictional wilderness, but as a real and precious ecosystem in which tigers, elephants, deer, birds, butterflies and people continue to coexist.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eRich with observation, symbolism and colour, this original painting is both a joyful celebration of India’s wildlife and a reminder that the survival of the forest depends upon recognising that \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003ewe are not separate from nature — we are part of it.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable class=\"table-data-sheet\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr class=\"odd\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDescription\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFramed Original Painting\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr class=\"even\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eArtist\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCornish Artist John Dyer (born 1968)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr class=\"odd\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSigned by the Artist\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSigned by John Dyer\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr class=\"even\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePainting size\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e24 x 24 inches\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr class=\"odd\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMedium\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAcrylic on canvas\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr class=\"even\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFramed size\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e29.5 x 29.5 inches\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr class=\"odd\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFrame type\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe St Ives style picture frame is a Renaissance-inspired cassetta frame, Italian for 'little box', featuring a white stain finish that highlights the wood grain. With a 73mm wide profile and 39mm depth, it creates a recessed central panel, perfect for a timeless, contemporary and elegant display of the painting\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr class=\"even\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eReady to hang\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eStrung with picture cord and ready to hang\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eExplore the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/johndyergallery.com\/collections\/indian-summer-new-paintings-of-india\"\u003eIndian Summer collection\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Dyer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67756334481650,"sku":null,"price":1895.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0476\/8448\/5279\/files\/WeArealltheForest_Pench_India-24x24inchesacryliconcanvasbyJohnDyer.jpg?v=1792167385","url":"https:\/\/johndyergallery.com\/products\/we-are-all-the-forest-pench-india-24x24-inches-acrylic-on-canvas-original-painting-by-british-artist-john-dyer","provider":"John Dyer Gallery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}