Brenda and Child - Blessed

This is a drawing of one of the women residents at CHiPs and her son. I worked to apply some of the artistic styles of the Renaissance master Madonna and Child paintings to this work.

This piece is part of my upcoming exhibition – The Faces of CHiPs - What if God lived in Gowanus? – a series of studies and portraits of the people of CHiPs, a soup kitchen/residence that has served my neighborhood for 50 years. All proceeds from sales of paintings and prints will be donated to CHiPs to further their mission.

The original is 17" x 14" pen and ink on Strathmore watercolor paper.