Nelson Mandela 'Robben Island Revisited Preliminary Sketch' by Marc Alexander, pencil on paper, 17cm by 14.5cm, (2013). In this portrait you see Mandela with his eyes turned to heaven and hands lifted in praise to the Almighty. Marc believes that Nelson Mandela was raised as a leader by God to turn South Africa away from the brink of civil war. Here we see a man who chose forgiveness over bitterness and unity over vengeance. Mandela once said, “There is nothing like returning to a place that remains unchanged to find the ways in which you yourself have altered.”

Nelson Mandela ‘Robben Island Revisited Preliminary Sketch’ by Marc Alexander, Pencil on Paper, 17cm by 14.5cm, (2013). In this portrait you see Mandela with his eyes turned to heaven and hands lifted in praise to the Almighty. Marc believes that Nelson Mandela was raised as a leader by God to turn South Africa away from the brink of civil war. Here we see a man who chose forgiveness over bitterness and unity over vengeance. Mandela once said, “There is nothing like returning to a place that remains unchanged to find the ways in which you yourself have altered.”