This portrait is less about the image of Bob Marley, and more about the feeling he carried.

There is a softness in his presence that doesn’t come from weakness, but from certainty. A calm that suggests someone who had already made peace with himself. His expression feels open, almost weightless as if joy, struggle, and purpose could coexist without canceling each other out.

What drew me to him was that balance. The ability to speak about pain without becoming bitter. To carry conviction without rigidity. His face holds both resilience and ease. The mark of someone who knew who he was, even while standing against the world.

This painting isn’t an attempt to capture an icon. It’s an attempt to sit with a spirit that chose love, rhythm, and truth as a response to hardship. A reminder that strength doesn’t always harden, sometimes it opens.

Signed Venko, for it was one of my first creation.

Finished date : April 13, 2024