"Disparate" Oil on Terraskin. 5 x 7
 
Disparate is taken from a conversation with an Arabic speaking friend I have. It is the translation of desparate. But more fitting I think...or at least as fitting. 

Definition
dis·pa·rate
ˈdispərət,dəˈsperət/
adjective
adjective: disparate
1. 
essentially different in kind; not allowing comparison.
"they inhabit disparate worlds of thought"
synonyms: contrasting, different, differing, dissimilar, unalike, poles apart;More
antonyms: homogeneous
containing elements very different from one another.
"a culturally disparate country"
noun
archaic
plural noun: disparates; noun: disparate
1. 
things so unlike that there is no basis for comparison
"WTF" Oil on Terraskin. 2015. 5 x 7
Syrian refugee child in a camp. The haunting look she gives the photographer speaks volumes. 
Photo-credit for the original photo that inspired this painting to Bartosz Weglarczyk. Thanks.
Refuge
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Refuge

Series on the conflict in Syria, and specifically the people at the centre of the conflict.

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