narrative of the medium

Have you seen the Presidential portraits of Barack and Michelle Obama? "Barack" by Kehinde Wiley & "Michelle Obama" by Amy Sherald The portraits will be housed in the National Portrait Gallery and are quite contemporary compared to those of the previous paintings and conservative depictions of former presidents. Rachelle Hampton writes in SLATE magazine: ".........a dazzling and elegant streak of light and color. President Obama is set against a riot of greenery that, accordi

This seemingly unrelated collection is finding its way to the United Kingdom! These works span a wide range of time— the women series being some of my earliest works and a very recent collection done this summer at my residency at the School of Visual art in New York City. The latter series features over 50 8" x 8" oil paintings. Out of the works this collector has chosen, one of them comes out ahead as my favorite: Bonnet. It shows how caring and loving my dog is to me and m

me & you, you & me oil on canvas 40" x 30" x 0.8" Cut from a mural size canvas which contained many figures within a landscape worked from memory. I trimmed and mounted this. Funny that it should sell shortly after one of its counterparts. #meampyouyouampme #saatchi #news

Old Bird Oil on Canvas 14" x 11" x 0.9" Working from found imagery, I've altered the narrative of the photograph by adding new elements and changing the context of what the figure represents. I have many images from catalogs that I've treated in this regard and enjoy changing their original intention. #news #saatchi #OldBird