Portrait of a Raccoon in a Doublet Morgan Slade Akira's paintings are like tomes

Akira's paintings are like tomes for the great spiritual teachers of the past

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that studied graphic design and who has been working for the last 16 years in Publishing in Sydney and Edinburgh

Matthew Saba

apart from extremists in the highest governmental seats

Portrait of a Raccoon in a Doublet Morgan Slade Akira's paintings are like tomesDetails About Acrylic and oil on masonite 14 x 17 in. 2022 19 x 22 in (f) Vintage framing included "By taking inspiration from paintings of the past and replacing the people with animals, I seek to have my audience reconnect with the traditions of portraiture. My art spans the centuries between the original and today, but with a surrealistic twist. Pairing an unexpected animal with an image from the echelons of past society creates a visual paradox