Pink Shirt Fruits- Calabash Collection

This piece is African folk art mixed-media relief painting depicting a woman carrying a heavy harvest calabash on her head. This is a high-relief mixed-media piece, which creates a three-dimensional sculpture effect on a flat canvas background. Heavy texturing material is built up to form the layered details of the braided basket, the woman's clothing, and the crinkled texture of her long skirt. The image captures a classic theme in African and Afro-Caribbean folk art—celebrating the daily strength, labor, and resilience of women. A market woman captured from behind, showcasing the common cultural practice of balancing a large woven load on her head with one hand stabilized upward, while carrying a blue bag in her other hand.

12x36x2"

Canvas Mixed Media Bas-relief Acrylic