Verbal Description Transcript: Umber Brown Belt, painted in 2020. Paper transfer and oil on canvas. About 6 feet 11 inches high by 5 feet 7 inches wide. A young Black woman stands facing us squarely. She is shown from just above the knee upwards. She meets our eyes, unsmiling. The woman is dressed in a loose patterned blouse over black shorts. She has long braided hair that falls behind her shoulders. Her face, neck, hair and bare legs are thickly worked in fluid streaks of brown paint. Blue highlighting is particularly noticeable around her mouth, forehead and thighs. Her blouse is covered with a repeat pattern of curving flower stems, in shades of deep red and orange against an off-white background. The flowers are tulip-like in shape; they have twisting stalks and broad leaves, in muted shades of green. In places, the pattern appears to have been interrupted, giving the appearance that it has been rubbed away. The blouse is cinched at the waist by an umber brown belt – the same umber brown that is used to create the skin color. The belt has what appears to be a rectangular label scratched into the surface of the paint at left: it’s possible to read the words ‘Amoako’ and ‘2020’. The woman’s black shorts reveal most of her thighs. The shorts have been painted with thick, visible brushstrokes, giving them a velvety texture. The two hands, hanging by her thighs, have been left unpainted so they show the white canvas. The woman stands against a plain, flat background, painted off-white tinged with pink.