African Boy


I just finished this oil painting based upon photographs by Monte Loyd. I started this one over a year ago and things just got so busy I put it aside. It has been calling out to me for a long time, and so I got it out last week and put the finishing touches on it.
The background is from a South African game reserve, and the little boy was from Botswana, playing near his mother who was selling her wares on the street.
As you can see from my artwork, my heart's desire is to go to Africa and to make a positive impact somehow with my art.
African Boy, oil on stretched canvas, 16" x 20"

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