African Beauty

African BeautyAfrican Woman Painting Last summer I got the chance to visit Kenya and South Africa and I was amazed at the hospitality and sincerity of the Africans who I interacted with. Just wanted to come home and paint a vibrant picture of a beautiful African girl to remind me of my pleasant stay in Africa. The doodling for the head gear is done with a special technique of oil pastels known as Sgraffito. Oil pastels are such a vibrant medium to work with, that

it holds you in its net of wonder forever

" - Richie Norton

The dhoti or the clothes are made with metallic colors to bring out a shine in the dress

and even when you let go

These leaves tell you that you are an equally important person

and they were not but how does having something more make you any less

This is the first palette knife painting I made

and geometric patterns are some of its characteristics

the bond of love that bring two souls together because after all

I wanted the vibrancy of my painting to echo her vibrant and positive personality

ultramodern architecture

drinkable water is not going to be easily available