Thursday, October 18, 2018

Sheltering Wings

Second in the "Reappropriations" series. This painting is a response to someone's fantasy painting of a white European-looking angel with a lion. The angel in this illustration has an outfit and coiffure inspired by Ovambo fashions.
An angel in the form of an Ovambo woman, with lions


The first in the series is Melody.

"What's wrong with painting European characters with lions? Weren't there lions in Europe in ancient times?"