"The Laborer’s Gaze" offers an intimate portrait of a donkey’s face, a quiet reminder of the shared burden between species and the soulful presence of those who carry us forward.

Series Statement – Inspired by The Good Earth
These paintings honor the quiet strength and dignity of working animals, as seen through the lens of The Good Earth by Pearl S. Buck. In the novel, the earth—and those who labor upon it—are central to survival, identity, and continuity. Like the peasants who till the land, animals of burden are essential, often overlooked participants in human endurance.