Oil on Panel

12 x 9 x 0.08 in

31 x 23 x .20 cm

Small contemporary figurative painting oil painting of a young Cuban girl with a hat standing by a peeling old wall.

Amid the faded walls and sun-soaked streets of Cuba, a young girl pauses her gaze steady, her posture poised between uncertainty and quiet resolve. She stands as a reflection of countless children who inherit both the beauty and the burden of their environment. The bold reds, sunlit golds, and rich blues that surround her echo the music of the island, vibrant, defiant, and alive even in the face of hardship. In her simple dress and weathered sandals, she is part of the story that surrounds her yet her eyes, full of curiosity and quiet defiance, look beyond it. My work seeks to capture these fleeting moments of tension where poverty and hope coexist, where the pulse of color and rhythm reveal that even in the most forgotten corners of the world, the human spirit leans toward possibility.