This beautiful canvas print by Bonita Bramante features a powerful image of a skull, with intricate details and vibrant colors that are sure to catch the eye. The print was produced using high-quality Giclée printing techniques, making it a true work of art.

The piece is signed by the artist ap on sale front or back signature is your choice .It comes ready to hang, making it the perfect addition to any collection. The print measures 20 inches in length and 16 inches in width, and is a licensed reprint of an original work. With its inspiring themes of conflict, culture, and religion, this piece is sure to make a statement in any space.

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Words from the artist Bonita Bramante

The original work was sent off to war with my step son . Where , He spent two tours fighting in the Iraq war. I never thought of the skull as my art. It was just a study. I snapped a photo for my own records and shared it online. If it were not for him this would still be sitting in a folder of school studies. That is why I titled it War Skull. I did not give it a title until he returned home from Iraq. I sent many free signed art cards over for many of his fellow soldiers. He made it back and I was told the art also did both with scars. I was told many soldiers saw the art as a place of joy , a symbol of strength, and a truth on humanity. If you are purchasing for a soldier please contact me.

If you lost a child or loved one to war and would like this print subscribe in memory of I will be happy to put whatever you like . Feel free to contact me.

A little about the artist . The original war skull was a study done in anatomy class. It was also how I learned to release emotion . It was created in my third drawing class. I had no prior formal art education , art knowledge, nor desire for art prior to entering college. I was an architect student but due to my lack of early education I took remedial math as it was my first higher math I took as I was pregnant at 15 and left school prior to completing the 9th grade. I passed high school with two test, the pre GED test and was sent straight for the GED. When I went to apply for college I discovered I passed high school with A average with no high school education. . I learned complex algebra in the third grade at the age of 8 from my wonderful father . I had straight As in all my upper maths but while waiting to start architecture I started drawing class as it was required but did not have pre-requisites to enter. I struggled my first few classes and could not draw. In fact art was the only subject I did struggle in. It was the first subject in my life that was a challenge. But from the beginning even with my lack of technical ability, my professor still said, I had a natural talent. By my third drawing class I was crating works like the war skull. Staff and faculty were always filing through to see what I was creating. I was almost forced to leave school due to the unexpected arrival of my daughter. I went to drop out but my advisor Allen Jones would not allow it until I spoke to my next professor Elmore Morgan to see if I could bring my daughter to class. Elmore was a tough teacher that everyone was afraid of. He is the one that taught me the skill to draw and evolve to be an artist. He later told me he had never met anyone with as much raw un- compromised talent as me. When I asked if I could bring my daughter He said of course, I have already discussed this with Allen. If it were not for him this art would not be.

That was the positive part of my art. The negative is the hell and personal war I survived as a child. I went through severe physical , emotional, and sexual abuse. My mother forced me onto a friend of her when I was 13/ 14 years old. My own brother personally handed me over with a knife to my throat to my mothers friend and his drug dealer. This man was in his late 20’s molested me until I became pregnant. One day I will tell that story and scream his name and the others to the world but I will leave that story for another day . This hell left scars in me that I later learned to release into my art. I refer to all my art as candy coated hell. Beautiful on the outside but layers of pain and tears create the beauty. It is the layers of struggle , the build up of pain , and a color technique that gives my art a uniqueness to it. Most of my art was created in the 90’s was before the internet craze of colors. I was one of the first artist to turn to the internet and direct to the people. I do not believe in the art world. True artist do not need to like another’s junk to be an artist . Their work stands on its own.