Francien Krieg - Quiet Fighter Netherlands Postcards right hand holding hammer resting

right hand holding hammer resting on anvil

while a farmer takes a short break and turns to a young woman carrying a bundle of grain

until his death

Obverse legend: فاروق الأوّل ملك مصر

Francien Krieg - Quiet Fighter Netherlands Postcards right hand holding hammer restingOil paint on panel I enjoy creating portraits of young men and teenagers because there is something special visible in that phase of life: a vulnerability that has not yet been hardened by the world. Their faces and bodies carry an ambiguity they are not fully formed yet, but full of promise and possibilities. What matters most to me is that in between moment: no longer a child, not yet a man. Within that transition lies a beauty I want to capture,