Original Expressionist Painting of a Woman in Purple, "Liberation II"

Her body language shouts the sensations of freedom as she stretches her arms toward the lilac sky. Isshaq Ismail works in an expressionist style to depict the stylized woman in a bold and assertive portrait. "We all need freedom in our lives as humans," he says. The Ghanaian artist uses the palette knife to achieve intriguing textures in this original work of art.