Slideshow 02/20/2012
Add Comment Mississippi Blues 02/20/2012
 Mississippi Blues
36" x 48" Acrylic on canvas 2012 $900 I created this piece during a live painting at RAW Artists DC: Activate. As someone with family from Mississippi, I wanted this painting to recall both the pain and beauty that comes from our southern heritage. Rage Against The Box 02/20/2012
 Rage Against The Box 10" x 10" Acrylic on canvas 2012 $75 I thought about doing a cubist piece and wanted to start off small. The title, Rage Against the Box speaks to my goal of freeing myself from my typical style of art, as well as a comment on conservative on environments that are void of color. Wedding in Chicago, 1969 01/16/2012
 Wedding in Chicago, 1969 16" x 20" Acrylic, paper, and marker on canvas 2012 $75 I combined elements of my abstract and figure paintings for this piece, which is based on a photo from my parents' wedding. The abstract background represents the turbulence of the time, and the protesters are both activists and wedding attendants. Strawberry Shortcake 01/16/2012
 Strawberry Shortcake 48" x 36" Acrylic on canvas 2012 $1500 The name of this piece is based on the colors, which make me think of what you would find in a dessert of strawberries and the lattice pattern on the top of a strawberry pie crust. Us (A Self-Portrait) 12/29/2011
 Us (A Self-Portrait)
48" x 36" Acrylic on canvas 2011 Not for sale I decided to try my hand at a self-portrait in the art nouveau style with a bit of a modern twist. It turns out that painting looks like a combination of myself and my mother. Homegoing Service: A Tribute To Troy Davis 11/13/2011
 Homegoing Service: A Tribute To Troy Davis 36" x 48" Acrylic on canvas 2011 $1200 This piece was completed for City of Ink's art show in memory of Troy Davis to raise awareness of injustices in the legal system. Once this piece is sold, a portion of the proceeds will go to Southern Center for Human Rights, an Atlanta-based law office representing people facing the death penalty.
This piece started with the idea of a woman attending a funeral service and grew out of the following sketch. Whom Shall I Fear 10/30/2011
 Whom Shall I Fear 30" x 40" Acrylic on canvas 2011 $300 This piece evolved more from my interest in using berry colors and experimenting with shadows, rather than the actual subject of the piece. As a result, there was minimal sketching involved prior to painting. A Peek Inside 10/30/2011
 A Peek Inside 16" x 24" Acrylic on canvas 2011 $150 This piece was completed at one of Reiko Rene Tate's color theory workshops. Reiko uses really beautiful teal and pink colors in her work, and I wanted to experiment with those colors, as well. If you're in DC, check out her work and one of her sessions at Fun, Art, Wine. Contemplation 10/30/2011
 Contemplation
16" x 24" Acrylic on canvas 2011 $100 Contemplation is another attempt at stretching myself and delving into more abstract painting. |
