A small, intimate scene in bold, direct strokes. A stooped man sits in the corner of a modest pharmacy in Aden, Yemen, chewing qat. Two goats linger nearby, sketched with a few marks that show their attentive presence. Warm ochres and sunlit ambers mix with cool shadowed blues, suggesting a dim interior lit by desert light through the doorway. Layered brushwork contrasts the man’s worn clothes and the goats’ rough fur; shelves and bottles are reduced to rectangles and highlights, keeping focus on the figures. The mood is quiet and observant, recorded with empathy. Small details—a packet on a shelf, the creatures’ posture, the man’s jaw angle—add narrative and sense of place.
20” x 16” Acrylic on Canvas — NOT FOR SALE — 2001
A small, intimate scene in bold, direct strokes. A stooped man sits in the corner of a modest pharmacy in Aden, Yemen, chewing qat. Two goats linger nearby, sketched with a few marks that show their attentive presence. Warm ochres and sunlit ambers mix with cool shadowed blues, suggesting a dim interior lit by desert light through the doorway. Layered brushwork contrasts the man’s worn clothes and the goats’ rough fur; shelves and bottles are reduced to rectangles and highlights, keeping focus on the figures. The mood is quiet and observant, recorded with empathy. Small details—a packet on a shelf, the creatures’ posture, the man’s jaw angle—add narrative and sense of place.
