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Portrait Gallery
This collection of portrait paintings holds stories of overcoming hardship which are intertwined with messages of encouragement. The meaning behind the artwork is echoed in the composition of the painting. There are key elements in the painting like the way the figure is positioned on the canvas, the colors, the facial features, and so forth that tell a story. These portrait paintings are inspired by women of color and are drawn from personal and collective experiences.
!["I C U" (2024)](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6d1fb3_66d44e1566a846b3b6e1e88e7e44bf31~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_980,h_785,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto/6d1fb3_66d44e1566a846b3b6e1e88e7e44bf31~mv2.jpg)
24” x 30” Oil on canvas “I C U” symbolizes surrender, solitude, and peace. It portrays a woman peacefully relaxing, offering a sense of release and relaxation in the unknown. The figure represents being on this journey of letting go while also serving as a spirit guide for those navigating this path. She offers a comforting presence and embodies empathy and solidarity. The title ‘ICU’ conveys a message of ‘I see you’ and offers intensive care for the viewer’s mental, physical, spiritual, and/
!["Sapphire" (2023)](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6d1fb3_1909fcac20df4c7db90150f15718b0d6~mv2.jpeg/v1/fill/w_980,h_1325,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto/6d1fb3_1909fcac20df4c7db90150f15718b0d6~mv2.jpeg)
Oil an Acrylic on Canvas 36" x 48" "Sapphire is tough, resilient, divine, and valuable. Her beauty was created under pressure and that is why she shines so bright. She knows the darkness, and now she is basking in her light. Sapphire brings us clarity, as if you can see right through her. The transparency in her eyes tells us that there is beauty in pain. And that all we go through is never in vain."
!["Diamonte Del Sol Diamond of the Sun)" (2023)](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6d1fb3_5364eb9585a04ef5a3dcfbb726ce6f7f~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_980,h_1213,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto/6d1fb3_5364eb9585a04ef5a3dcfbb726ce6f7f~mv2.png)
Oil and Acrylic on Canvas 24" x 30"
!["Flowers N Fractures" (2024)](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6d1fb3_7d6865d1d6264b318c1fda8a63da2ced~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_980,h_1307,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto/6d1fb3_7d6865d1d6264b318c1fda8a63da2ced~mv2.jpg)
30” x 40” Oil and Acrylic on Canvas “Flowers N Fractures” is a depiction of resilience and beauty arising from brokenness. The painting symbolizes someone with a heart resembling concrete, fractured yet open to growth. The veins in the marble reflect the heart's fractures, visually portraying her internal state. This artwork alludes to the concept of a flower pushing through cracks in concrete, defying the odds to bloom and flourish.
!["Emerging" (2022)](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6d1fb3_8f32e8f0faef4cb981072f2db450c529~mv2.jpeg/v1/fill/w_980,h_1320,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto/6d1fb3_8f32e8f0faef4cb981072f2db450c529~mv2.jpeg)
Oil on Canvas 36" x 48" "Emerging" tells a story of coming out of the dark and into the light. This piece also marks my 10 year journey as a painter and establishing myself as an emerging artist. This was the signature piece for the third independent solo exhibition called "From Pain to Gain" because it embodies the radiant energy of triumph.
!["God Is" (2022)](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6d1fb3_89e79b30a06647219330353f20b90880~mv2.jpeg/v1/fill/w_980,h_1230,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto/6d1fb3_89e79b30a06647219330353f20b90880~mv2.jpeg)
Oil and Acrylic on Canvas 24" x 30" "God Is" is a double entendre that plays on the word "goddess" while also referring to God in a constant state of being. The purpose of the piece is to highlight the inherent divinity of Black Women. So often we hear about a Father God but not much about a Mother Goddess. This painting acknowledges that a woman is divine and the father cannot exist without the mother. This piece says, God is; God is a woman. I am a woman. I am divine. God is therefore I am. "
!["Buried to Bloom" (2024)](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6d1fb3_9276d12f102b4de386f7dc9d8a563214~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_980,h_1344,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto/6d1fb3_9276d12f102b4de386f7dc9d8a563214~mv2.png)
36” x 48” Oil on Canvas "Buried to Bloom" tells a visual narrative about a woman who personifies a seed that has been buried and is waiting to bloom and flower. This personification highlights an intense human experience of being trapped in a dark place, similar to being buried alive. This piece tells the viewer, I see you. Just because no one else sees the growth happening under the surface, doesn't mean that you are not getting ready to bloom. And sometimes we have to be positioned in diff..
!["Jazzed Up Blues" (2024)](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6d1fb3_6b122f5627fa4a7ca0eaccfdb9de73d8~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_971,h_971,al_c,q_85,enc_auto/6d1fb3_6b122f5627fa4a7ca0eaccfdb9de73d8~mv2.jpg)
14” x 14” Acrylic and Glitter on Canvas "This painting is about evolving from the blues and using innovation to make the blues less solemn without undermining the message, struggle, and depth that inspired the blues. This painting is the embodiment of that jazzy flair because this emotion and storytelling translates across creative mediums and artistic genres."
!["Vanish" (2023)](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6d1fb3_a08a19b098974044a97feb07527c92ee~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_980,h_1001,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto/6d1fb3_a08a19b098974044a97feb07527c92ee~mv2.png)
Oil and Acrylic on Canvas 14" x 14"
!["Indigo Child" (2022)](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6d1fb3_51ba54b1c6d14d2dac6ecdbb24a2c258~mv2.jpeg/v1/fill/w_980,h_1257,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto/6d1fb3_51ba54b1c6d14d2dac6ecdbb24a2c258~mv2.jpeg)
Oil on Canvas 11" x 14"
!["Black and Blue" (2018)](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6d1fb3_cda274c8fcba4b1f89cb4a8166eff5c6~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_980,h_775,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto/6d1fb3_cda274c8fcba4b1f89cb4a8166eff5c6~mv2.png)
Oil on Canvas 16" x 20"
!["I Got The Blues 2" (2024)](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6d1fb3_808999a1c41b4bd3b69015807a838925~mv2.jpeg/v1/fill/w_980,h_956,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto/6d1fb3_808999a1c41b4bd3b69015807a838925~mv2.jpeg)
14” x 14” Acrylic on round canvas "This painting alludes to the music genre, the blues, a creative art form that transforms the pains of everyday life within this human experience into beauty through art. Paintings can too, have the blues literally and figuratively."
!["Power" (2018)](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6d1fb3_d041f90950194f6eabdf08f1537d4f44~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_980,h_1212,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto/6d1fb3_d041f90950194f6eabdf08f1537d4f44~mv2.jpg)
Acrylic on Canvas 24" x 36" "This painting was inspired by the power of Black women"
!["Black and Blue" (2018)](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6d1fb3_98ad2b4e380142b48af58cabb81ad759~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_980,h_775,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto/6d1fb3_98ad2b4e380142b48af58cabb81ad759~mv2.png)
Oil on Canvas 16" x 20"
!["Simone" (2021)](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6d1fb3_57f0c50b4ea2449c8ddf990eb90f9911~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_980,h_1215,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto/6d1fb3_57f0c50b4ea2449c8ddf990eb90f9911~mv2.jpg)
Oil and Acrylic on Canvas 20" x 24" Commission Portrait
!["JuBell" (2021)](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6d1fb3_965212a14fe141589179fc88660b7710~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_980,h_1481,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto/6d1fb3_965212a14fe141589179fc88660b7710~mv2.jpg)
Oil on Canvas 24" x 36" Commission Portrait