This painting of a Bengal tiger is next in a series of wildlife paintings depicting my favourite animals and those that are endangered. The Bengal Tiger holds a very special place in my heart. As a child from West Bengal in India, I visited the sanctuary where these magnificent creatures are kept and was mesmerized by them from the beginning. I painted this picture now because a tiger symbolises many things that I would like to develop in my life such as willpower, courage, strength, determination and independence. Tigers are fiery, fearsome and adventurous. I named him ‘Dignity’ because I think that the way he looks down through the canvas at us, the viewers, gives him a kind of haughty, proud appearance which is dignified and awe-inspiring. Hope you like him as much as I do.