The watermark in the lower right corner of the image will not appear on the final print.
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9.00" x 12.00"
Overall:
9.00" x 12.00"
Purity Itanet Wood Print
by Gary Williams
Product Details
Purity Itanet wood print by Gary Williams. Bring your artwork to life with the texture and added depth of a wood print. Your image gets printed directly onto a sheet of 3/4" thick maple wood. There are D-clips on the back of the print for mounting it to your wall using mounting hooks and nails (included).
Design Details
I lived in a small Maasai village for a month in 2012. The people were beautiful and expressive in ways that only watercolors could capture. I... more
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Artist's Description
I lived in a small Maasai village for a month in 2012. The people were beautiful and expressive in ways that only watercolors could capture. I painted this thirteen year old girl, in this heroic pose to emphasize her strong personality. The people in the village were suffering because of a recent drought. So we decided to start a foundation to help the children stay in school. This was especially important for some of the girls, ages 12 -15, whose families felt pressed to marry them off in exchange for cattle, a form of wealth. In fact, Purity's father told me, that because most of his cattle had died, he planned to marry her off given the opportunity. I promised the people in the village that one half of the proceeds from the sale of the portraits would go to start the foundation to help these children.
About Gary Williams
Before becoming a full-time fine artist, I had a long and successful career as a lawyer and legal educator. But in the end, I came back to that which has been the enduring force in my life: fine art. I attended Cooper School of Art while in my early twenties. Even while practicing and teaching law, I continued to paint and develop my unique style. My paintings are largely based upon people who I've known or have met. I paint in pastels, oils, and watercolors. But pastels are my favorite! In what I call my Nubian Series I draw my subjects with soft pastel and use different mixed media to bring them to life. I use traditional African cloth and contemporary materials to separate figure from ground and liberate the subject from the...
$91.00
Shirlena Rudder
Absolutely love your art, you use of color and realism is gorgeous.