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  African Child, acrylic on canvas, 2021
Among the traditional characteristics of African children are (a) the early maturity in self-discipline, (b) the aspira- tion for education, (c) respect for traditional values, (d) ear- ly search for identity, and (e) a wholesome spirit of cooper- ation and dependence on one another. In his “Four Studies of the Head of a Black Man” Peter Paul Rubens explored a variety of facial expressions and poses of a black person. Using a single dim source of light, he created strong con- trasts of brightness and shadow on the man’s skin, varying these along with the different expressions.
Byzantine Expressionism, combined technique, 2019
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