Paintings

ALL THAT I HAVE

Year

2020

Dimensions

36 × 60 × 1 in

Framing

Framed

Edition

Original

$5000

This profoundly moving figurative painting depicts an emaciated mother cradling a young child against a dramatically dark, chiaroscuro-dominated background. The artist employs stark contrasts between deep shadow and luminous warm highlights to sculpt the figures, drawing the viewer's eye immediately to the gaunt, hollow-eyed face of the central figure whose gaze carries an expression of haunting resignation and quiet strength. The visible ribcage and skeletal frame speak directly to themes of hunger, poverty, and survival, while the tender hold of the child introduces an undercurrent of maternal devotion that transcends suffering.

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