War on my mind Fidelis by

War on my mind is exactly what this piece was about. At the time of this painting I found myself beginning to think and ref ect about the crisis around the world and especially in Africa that demanded and sacrif ced the humanity of innocence of so many young children. It was the understanding the thought of these children’s experiences was for me- just a thought, but for so many it was reality. This work serves as a call and reminder that no matter where they are in the word, these children are still children and deserve their innocence to be preserved. The children in Gaza; The children in Sudan; The children in Congo; The children in Nigeria; All children deserve to grow up as children. The image was adopted from a 2008 f lm titled Johnny Mad Dog directed by Jean-Stéphane Sauvaire