Hi steemians sharing with you a recent painting I did about Syrian Civil War.

Introduction

A man carries a young girl who was injured in a reported barrel-bomb attack by government forces on June 3, 2014 in Kallaseh district in the northern city of Aleppo. Some 2,000 civilians, including more than 500 children, have been killed in regime air strikes on rebel-held areas of Aleppo since January, many of them in barrel bomb attacks.

I do not know the exact source of the image I painted from. I picked it because I thought it would make a powerful painting highlighting the issues that people face on the other side of the world. We do not see it in our media much so I thought a painting might make people ponder and think about the issues a little more deeply. It is estimated that 400,000 have died in the Syrian Civil War

This was the process that went into creating it

A general pencil outline to paint on.

Painting the background in mostly greys.

Painting the focal point of the piece. His face will be the most detailed part of the painting.

Finished piece. It took me a total of about 15-20 hours to complete.

Thanks for reading this post and hope you liked the painting!

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