diff --git a/demos/life/bitmaps/center.xpm b/demos/life/bitmaps/center.xpm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d983cab590
--- /dev/null
+++ b/demos/life/bitmaps/center.xpm
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+/* XPM */
+static char * center_xpm[] = {
+"16 16 3 1",
+" 	c None",
+".	c Black",
+"X	c Yellow",
+"                ",
+"                ",
+"                ",
+"      ....      ",
+"     .XXXX.     ",
+"    .XXXXXX.    ",
+"   .XXXXXXXX.   ",
+"   .XXXXXXXX.   ",
+"   .XXXXXXXX.   ",
+"   .XXXXXXXX.   ",
+"    .XXXXXX.    ",
+"     .XXXX.     ",
+"      ....      ",
+"                ",
+"                ",
+"                "};
diff --git a/demos/life/bitmaps/east.xpm b/demos/life/bitmaps/east.xpm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b09a217ea3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/demos/life/bitmaps/east.xpm
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+/* XPM */
+static char * east_xpm[] = {
+"16 16 3 1",
+" 	c None",
+".	c Black",
+"X	c Yellow",
+"                ",
+"  ..            ",
+"  .X..          ",
+"   .XX..        ",
+"   .XXXX..      ",
+"    .XXXXX..    ",
+"    .XXXXXXX..  ",
+"    .XXXXXXXXX. ",
+"    .XXXXXXXXX. ",
+"    .XXXXXXX..  ",
+"    .XXXXX..    ",
+"   .XXXX..      ",
+"   .XX..        ",
+"  .X..          ",
+"  ..            ",
+"                "};
diff --git a/demos/life/bitmaps/north.xpm b/demos/life/bitmaps/north.xpm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..06a5442cb7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/demos/life/bitmaps/north.xpm
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+/* XPM */
+static char * north_xpm[] = {
+"16 16 3 1",
+" 	c None",
+".	c Black",
+"X	c Yellow",
+"                ",
+"       ..       ",
+"      .XX.      ",
+"      .XX.      ",
+"     .XXXX.     ",
+"     .XXXX.     ",
+"    .XXXXXX.    ",
+"    .XXXXXX.    ",
+"   .XXXXXXXX.   ",
+"   .XXXXXXXX.   ",
+"  .XXXXXXXXXX.  ",
+"  .XX......XX.  ",
+" .X..      ..X. ",
+" ..          .. ",
+"                ",
+"                "};
diff --git a/demos/life/bitmaps/south.xpm b/demos/life/bitmaps/south.xpm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d98f229db8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/demos/life/bitmaps/south.xpm
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+/* XPM */
+static char * south_xpm[] = {
+"16 16 3 1",
+" 	c None",
+".	c Black",
+"X	c Yellow",
+"                ",
+"                ",
+" ..          .. ",
+" .X..      ..X. ",
+"  .XX......XX.  ",
+"  .XXXXXXXXXX.  ",
+"   .XXXXXXXX.   ",
+"   .XXXXXXXX.   ",
+"    .XXXXXX.    ",
+"    .XXXXXX.    ",
+"     .XXXX.     ",
+"     .XXXX.     ",
+"      .XX.      ",
+"      .XX.      ",
+"       ..       ",
+"                "};
diff --git a/demos/life/bitmaps/west.xpm b/demos/life/bitmaps/west.xpm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f5bb5344c6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/demos/life/bitmaps/west.xpm
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+/* XPM */
+static char * west_xpm[] = {
+"16 16 3 1",
+" 	c None",
+".	c Black",
+"X	c Yellow",
+"                ",
+"            ..  ",
+"          ..X.  ",
+"        ..XX.   ",
+"      ..XXXX.   ",
+"    ..XXXXX.    ",
+"  ..XXXXXXX.    ",
+" .XXXXXXXXX.    ",
+" .XXXXXXXXX.    ",
+"  ..XXXXXXX.    ",
+"    ..XXXXX.    ",
+"      ..XXXX.   ",
+"        ..XX.   ",
+"          ..X.  ",
+"            ..  ",
+"                "};