Nubian Mother : 9"x12", Acrylic & ink on bristol board

Well, the story behind this one is my Grandmother. My Grandma loves knick-nacks. All kinds of kitchy statues and pieces of art. Well, it turns out she's got enough now. She mentioned to my mom that there just isn't enough room for anymore knick-nacks at Grandma's. She did mention to my mom that she'd never seen one of my paintings ( which is probably for the best, considering the stuff I draw ), and she'd like one for Xmas. So I was sketching and I came up w/ this image... something that embodies a mother's love.

I'm thinking that maybe once a year, I'll paint something uncharacteristicly pretty or sensitive, just to keep that part of my soul from calcifying.