The Mona Lisa has seen many variations over the years from Lego mosaics to a “Melanated Mona.” The latest remix comes from a talented sketch artist who recreated the iconic painting by switching out Mona with his daughter.
On Saturday (March 23), Laurence “Sketch” Cheatham posted a video of his daughter’s reaction to his homage. While using his daughter’s own stunning photograph, Cheatham’s elegant take almost left his daughter speechless. “That’s me! Oh my gosh, I’m the Mona Lisa,” she said in awe. “[This is] so cool. Thank you. Oh my gosh. How did you do that?”
In between her amazement, Sketch shared how it took three months to create his now-viral image. His talents don’t stop with the new Melanated Mini Mona Lisa. A quick look at his Instagram page shows his life-like portraits of celebrities like Beyonce, Rihanna, Drake and the late Tupac Shakur.
He’s also lent his talents to social justice with a poignant sketch called “The League.” The image includes an angelic look at victims of unjust police killings like Trayvon Martin, Eric Garner, Sandra Bland, Samuel DuBose and Michael Brown.
Take a look at the adorable viral video and amazing work from Sketch below.
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