Tom McKinney is an African-American painter, he studied art at the John Hussan School of Art and the Philadelphia College of Art. McKinney uses his paintings to assert human emotion and uses human subjects to represent a story. In the painting, Tom McKinney uses expression, culture and composition to communicate his interpretation of love. Tom McKinney uses expression to portray his interpretation of love through the use of realistic details. In the painting the father is smiling and looks euphoric. The use of this natural emotion allows the viewer to relate to the painting, it is easy to identify the strong bond the father has with his young daughter. The artist's use of natural expressions indicate his interpretation of love. McKinney
