Craniosynostosis is a birth defect in which the bones in a baby's skull join together too early. This happens before the baby's brain is fully formed. As the baby's brain grows, the skull can become more misshapen. The spaces between a typical baby's skull bones are filled with flexible material and called sutures. Usually, babies born wit this defect have surgery right away to correct it, but this boy is from a poor family in a rural part of Nigeria. He did receive the surgery later in life in Texas. He is beautiful and it was nice to create this painting.
Beautiful Boy, oil on canvas, 20x 20
