“Cleopatra: Herstory” is part of a series of paintings celebrating women who have influenced history. It is a painting that reminds us that Cleopatra was very young, only 18, when she came to the Egyptian Throne. Was she ready for her role? Was she a confident bold ruler? Or did she question herself? When did she become the charismatic, intelligent, yet sometimes ruthless ruler also described as “a woman of surpassing beauty”.
The painting juxtaposes graffiti with heiroglyphics in an Urban, Expressionist art style,