I never learnt to draw realistic portraits. I discovered I could draw them when I was a little girl. I thought it would be interesting to share a few drawings with you.
I can be moved by a facial expression or I can be touched by a personal history. These two factors determine the choices of the subjects I portray.
Before starting a portrait, I spend much time defining the surface of the face I will draw. I determine it to the millimeter, because this to me impacts the aura of the finished work. Through my portraits, I try to convey emotion.
Fanon was a Martinican psychiatrist, political philosopher, and revolutionary thinker best known for his writings on colonialism, racism, and liberation.
“Frantz Fanon” 55 cm x 50 cm
Mandela was a South-African anti-apartheid revolutionary, political leader, and the first Black president of South-Africa.
“Mandela” 65 cm x 50 cm
Sankara was a revolutionary leader and President of Burkina Faso, often called “Africa’s Che Guevara.”
“Thomas Sankara” 55 cm x 50 cm
Patrice was a Congolese nationalist leader and the first democratically elected Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
“Patrice Lumumba” 55 cm x 50 cm