untitled self portrait
4 ft x 3 ft
oil paint on wood panel
this piece was created as a final project for a figure painting course i took, meant to emulate a masterpiece and make it our own by inserting our faces into it . as an african american woman, it was hard finding a typical "old masterpiece" to see myself in, so i took a step out and chose a more modern piece to better suit my features (based on a work by @ orphans_inc on Instagram)
i found this painting to be highly reflective of my dual-sidedness when it comes to my personality; sometimes mundane with only undertones and shadows of hue, while other times life decides to explode into a range of vibrancy and pattern . color always speaks in my work and i think the mashup here urges you to also view yourself in a similar luminous duality
this piece is to be included in the michigan 2023 - 2024 art in legislation program
under the
microscope
4 ft x 3 ft
mixed media on wood panel
this piece was the final project for a painting course i took, as a culmination of work over the whole semester
it's influences lie in the innate fascination i have with the human body and how it moves beneath the surface (hence the name) - it’s a bit of a metaphor in regards to wanting to be seen as something deeper . in the microscopic skin cells and hidden uv elements, i hope viewers can see the intentional dig im making into those unseen parts of ourselves
duality of form
4 ft x 4 ft
oil paint on canvas
an in-progress painting from a figure painting course in my junior fall semester . this piece focuses on composition and contrast of color scheme, highlighted by the form and tone of the body in the foreground
by adding the foliage of jewel tones, it brings the neutral flesh of the figure into focus