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©2008-2009 *Moniki
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Submitted: April 20, 2008
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Old man, tell us more about your home, the bone dry Tigray and Wollo regions of Norhern Ethiopia. Those gnarled hands tell much of your story, farming all your life in impossibly difficult conditions of terrain and weather, and extreme poverty. Like most adults, you survived the killer droughts of the 1980s in your region? But how many of your children and grandchildren died in 1984-85, during the terrible African droughts and famine that gave rise to unprecedented movements of international solidarity (Band Aid, We are the World/USA for Africa). Obviously you are still very very poor. No retirement home for you, no pension, probably no health care to speak of. But you survived.

The photo who inspired this painting was taken by a friend who worked for Oxfam-Canada in the region.

Original size : 24" X 48"
Medium : nepheline gel, modeling paste and oil on canvas.
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wow! detailing is amazing!
Beautiful super work!

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Fantastic details, particularly the face, hands, and folds of the clothes. Great work!
Very well done ! The details. The expression on the man's face ...
Very strong and very emotional portrait. Beautiful painting! :heart:

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Do the right thing. It will gratify some people and astonish the rest.
woweeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!! =D

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I got a jar of dirt, I got a jar of dirt, I got a jar of dirt and guess whats inside it!

Have a good sniff around my sisters and cousins page and artworks they are really good.
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Tu me fais voyager ! Merci :heart:

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Excellent!

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Wow, Moniki, such details esp. the fabric, lovely colours esp. and such emotions on his face !!!

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Finalement :clap: Everything's so beautifully detailed and rendered :wow: one could just feel the texture of his clothes and his facial expression is priceless :worship:

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