Venus Nesting: Round Lake, Ontario Mali's last Emperor Samory is

Mali's last Emperor Samory is depicted here

I would soak it in water so I can peel the layers off

"At Round Lake in 2017 I asked one of my daughters friends to pose as a dead Tom Thomson

he is able to look beyond appearances and turn the seemingly banal into memorable images that remind us of our humanity and our links to an increasingly threatened natural environment

Venus Nesting: Round Lake, Ontario Mali's last Emperor Samory isacrylic on birch panel 24 X 24 in. 2019 "I did this painting as a series in 2019. Three pieces all with the same cartoon, but different light treatments. I like this one a lot. Notice Venus nesting right in the middle of the copse of trees, as well, the Milky way's powder of stars seen over head."