Refugee Women of Darfur, 2004

Prismacolor drawing from a photograph of refugees from Darfur in 2004.  I love the way the women were seated, forming a lovely "S" shape, and the bright colors of their clothing moves the eye around the scene.  The picturesque scene does not tell the story of the terrible forces that have driven these women and their families from their homes.  I found the beauty of the photograph (torn from an old National Geographic magazine) heartbreaking.  I completed this drawing in late September, 2010.