Oshun

Artwork Details and Purchase Information
Original artwork is ink on 11 × 15 inch archival watercolor paper, framed and matted in a standard black frame
Giclée print is an 11 × 15 inch archival watercolor paper reproduction, framed and matted in a standard black frame, and part of a limited edition of 7
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Oshun
 
This illustration depicts Oshun, an African Orisha associated with water, fertility, love, and divine feminine power. She is rendered emerging from water, her presence calm yet commanding, holding both grace and authority. Boats move quietly below her, suggesting migration, passage, and the spiritual journeys carried across water through generations.
 
The figure’s posture and expression reflect Oshun’s role as a protector and nurturer. Her extended hand becomes both an offering and an invitation, a gesture of abundance, healing, and continuity. The surrounding lines remain loose and fluid, mirroring water itself and reinforcing her connection to rivers, oceans, and the unseen spiritual currents that shape human movement and memory.
 
Drawn in black ink, Oshun honors African spiritual lineage and ancestral knowledge. The work connects past and present, reminding viewers that spirituality is not distant history but a living force carried through culture, body, and belief. This piece stands as a quiet acknowledgment of African cosmology and the enduring presence of Orishas within Black cultural memory.