Sepia Woman

I met the Sepia Woman in the late spring of a not too distant year in Central Africa  while researching for Green Peace. Central Africa is a hot in the late spring, and it became a bit warmer in the company of the “Sepia Woman”. The young lady proved to be an able traveler, worldly beyond her years and a most genuine intellectual. We spent a few months in the highland forests around the dormant volcanoes in Mikeno and Visoke  ( part of the Virunga volcano chain) surveying for new groups of mountain gorillas. Sepia Woman had an aura  and a competence about her that made it a unique pleasure to be in her company in any environment.  She was equally at ease in talking to a leader from Zaire or a mountain gorilla. We had a connection that went beyond primates but duty called and I left Green Peace to remedy other wrongs with mercenary action on another continent.
I have captured this image off an old photo I found while unpacking my old weathered leather ensconced travel trunk at my Carmel studio. I was immediately moved to capture her image on canvas and reconnect with a very pleasant memory. 
Yours in Post Modern Living,
Ray Rum
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