Title: Akeela Size: 3 by 4 feet Medium: Charcoal on Fabriano paper Duration: 4weeks The African woman, what she represents is far beyond beauty, it is the very essence of life itself. Placed at the very core of it all she breeds hope, strength and genuine freedom. Her eyes speak so much volume, her heart is warm and pure. She is African, she epitomize beauty, she is made of brown sugar and warm honey. She symbolizes greatness and she is the sweetest thing to walk the surface of the earth. She is black and she has melanin in every shade.