Mixed Media Paintings + Collage
Indigo, 2024 40x30 Indigo is a abstract male figure, creating incorporating original photography and magazine photos.
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Indigo, 2024 40x30 Indigo is a abstract male figure, creating incorporating original photography and magazine photos.
Mixed Media Painting, original photographs and paper collage with acrylic paint.
"Honey, I See You Looking at Me" 36x24
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"Honey, I See You Looking at Me" 36x24
2024
New Beginnings, 2023 36x24
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New Beginnings, 2023 36x24
Mixed media acrylic painting
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portrait
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portrait
Women Hold Up Half the Sky and Then Some, 2021 48x36
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Women Hold Up Half the Sky and Then Some, 2021 48x36
Women Hold Up Half the Sky is a painting about feminism and women's place in society. The left side is an abstracted female figure created by incorporating part of a hand weaving I created, a vintage textile that I embroidered of the woman's ovaries. The right side of the painting is an abstracted figure of a man that does not dominate her.
"Destiny is Fluid", 2023 40x30
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"Destiny is Fluid", 2023 40x30
We each have ideas about where our lives are headed, sometimes there are detours, wherever it leads that is your destiny... you are resilient.
"Heading Down the Rabbit Hole" , 2022 48x36
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"Heading Down the Rabbit Hole" , 2022 48x36
This mixed media painting came about prior to my heart surgery. I was fortunate to be able to plan in advance, Resilience played a big part in my recovery. Grateful
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portrait
Love Letter to Amaza, 2024 36x24
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Love Letter to Amaza, 2024 36x24
Created using a vintage love letter from 1909 to a woman named Amaza from NC.
"Born Under a Blue Sky While the Black Bird Sang", 2022 40x30
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"Born Under a Blue Sky While the Black Bird Sang", 2022 40x30
Jazzman Blues, 2023 14x11
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Jazzman Blues, 2023 14x11
Mixed Media Collage on Stretched Canvas.
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The Teaching of the Heart, 2021 24x24.
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The Teaching of the Heart, 2021 24x24.
Mixed Media Painting. "Love gives us the connection, direction, security and self-worth we all desire. It protects us from the harsh realities of this beautiful mess of a world. Within the context of gazing inward, it provides a foundation for looking outward fearlessly. As we come together in relationships, what do we turn our back on to form secure, sacred bonds of love and respect?"~
DIPTYCH, Free of the Gilded Cage, 2022 15x30, The Journey is Long and Hard, 2022 15x30 DIPTYCH
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DIPTYCH, Free of the Gilded Cage, 2022 15x30, The Journey is Long and Hard, 2022 15x30 DIPTYCH
How many women have traded independence for the gilded cage of security? And how many men can afford to let their true feelings flower and grow? There is no greater glory or humility to be found than in our shared human condition."
Souls of Black Folk 4, 2023 14x11
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Souls of Black Folk 4, 2023 14x11
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The Quiet Dragon, 48x24
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The Quiet Dragon, 48x24
2024
"Deux", 2023, 30x24 Mixed Media Painting
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"Deux", 2023, 30x24 Mixed Media Painting
"She Tribe" 2023 21x17
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"She Tribe" 2023 21x17
The complexities of being a woman, who she appears to be from the outside and her true self within. I love working with different textures to illustrate hair using cut jeans and photos of hair braiding.
""I Believe in the Healing Power of Positive Thoughts", 2023 40x30
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""I Believe in the Healing Power of Positive Thoughts", 2023 40x30
Mixed Media Painting; Vintage silk textiles, embroidery, gold leaf, paper, Acrylic paint
"The Ties That Bind Us" 2024 24x18
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"The Ties That Bind Us" 2024 24x18
"Chasing Perfection" 24x18 2024
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"Chasing Perfection" 24x18 2024
"Passion and Persistence" 24x36, Diptych 2020
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"Passion and Persistence" 24x36, Diptych 2020
A tale of what happens when sheer passion meets pushback and roadblocks can appear too large to overcome. This painting represents a woman morphing into whoever he wants her to be only to realize- he's just a man with flaws.
"Bird Gonna Fly", 2024 34 x15 Inspired by African masks, this mixed media is about the journey
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"Bird Gonna Fly", 2024 34 x15 Inspired by African masks, this mixed media is about the journey
This whimsical piece draws you into the figure with the w spiral staircases, then you notice the bird mounted on top.
Mixed media acrylic painting , Gold Leaf, wood, roots, paper, carved wooden bird mounted on top.
Culture and Pride 36x24
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Culture and Pride 36x24
Culture and Pride is about how we are defined by our multigenerational family and cultural history. 2021-2024
"Clarity was a Point Before His Eyes", 2021 36x36
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"Clarity was a Point Before His Eyes", 2021 36x36
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Indigo Girl, 2024 24x18
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Indigo Girl, 2024 24x18
Mixed Media Painting, Indigo Girl is an abstract portrait of a woman whose face is covered with Asian style parasols
"Life as a Labyrinth" 2022, 24x24
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"Life as a Labyrinth" 2022, 24x24
"The effect of a labyrinth is that you are walking a path that at times brings you closer to the center, while other times the path moves you further away"
"Lit from Within"2023 30x15
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"Lit from Within"2023 30x15
Mixed media acrylic painting, Silver leaf, paper, plastic, button
"United States of Hypocrisy", 2022 16x12 Mixed media painting.
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"United States of Hypocrisy", 2022 16x12 Mixed media painting.
Need I say more?
Dahlia, 2023, 17x11 Collage on Metal tray
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Dahlia, 2023, 17x11 Collage on Metal tray
Lean Back, Exhale ©2021 20x24
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Lean Back, Exhale ©2021 20x24
Lean back is a mixed media painting of a semi-abstract reclining female figure. Lean back, but don't get lost.
Silver leaf, acrylic paint
"The Muse", 1976-2024 24x36
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"The Muse", 1976-2024 24x36
Mixed Media Painting
"Daily Ritual; Putting on the Warrior Face" 2022 36x24
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"Daily Ritual; Putting on the Warrior Face" 2022 36x24
" Lost, Then Found 2024 36x36 Mixed Media Painting
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" Lost, Then Found 2024 36x36 Mixed Media Painting
Title "Boots, $1780, Alaia", 2023, 18x14
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Title "Boots, $1780, Alaia", 2023, 18x14
Mixed media collage on stretched canvas. The title comes from very fine print crediting the boots that make up her hair in upper left
Presence and Possibilities 24x20
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Presence and Possibilities 24x20
2023-2024
"Reconstructing Lineage, 3", 2023 24x18
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"Reconstructing Lineage, 3", 2023 24x18
Mixed media acrylic painting, paper, beads, sterling silver dragon fly.
"Their Unresolved Past" 2020-2023 40x30
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"Their Unresolved Past" 2020-2023 40x30
Updated painting
"Sometimes Blue is Just a Color" 2022 40x30
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"Sometimes Blue is Just a Color" 2022 40x30
"Just Us" 2022 36x24
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"Just Us" 2022 36x24
Some couples have the feeling they have known each other early in their meeting. They are souls that met many lifetimes ago and continue the dance of love. They stand as equals, without power struggles...for they worked that out long ago.
"The Threads That Bind Us" 2022 30x24
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"The Threads That Bind Us" 2022 30x24
Lives connected with words that flow freely, bind us. An abstract figurative piece about relationships. The purity and ease with which we are one with each other.
"A Deeply Flawed Man", 24x24, 2019
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"A Deeply Flawed Man", 24x24, 2019
The complexity of world events, fast moving and observed in real-time, elevates one's imperfections. Inspired by the political and social-sexual actions of flawed men. It speaks to a breakdown of civility between men and women, esteemed world leaders and elected officials.
Daughters of Wisdom, 48x36, 2020
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Daughters of Wisdom, 48x36, 2020
"Daughter's of Wisdom" is about the connection women have with each other. Women bring personal experiences to relationships that are share freely, establishing a sisterhood. The bond stabilizes them in difficult times, offering an umbrella to share to weather difficult times.
In the left figure I incorporated parts of a 1940's silk dress with blue parasols in the neck and torso. I found the dress in an abandoned house when I was 17. The woman's blue hair is a photo I took of large tropical leaves, digitally tinting the image.
Reconstructing Lineage 2, 2023 12x9
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Reconstructing Lineage 2, 2023 12x9
The Nobility of Women", 40x30, 2020
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The Nobility of Women", 40x30, 2020
This painting is about shared history in relationships as referenced in the whitewashed film negs. The upper corners (vintage fabric) encloses them in their story. He looks away from her as he recalls words said previously. She stands straight, somewhat regal, righteous- confident in who she is and what she wants.
La Femme, 24 x 36, 2019, Black Frame
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La Femme, 24 x 36, 2019, Black Frame
"La Femme" literally means Look for The Woman. This mixed media painting is an abstracted figure of a woman. I have incorporated pages from a vintage dictionary from a page with the words Woman, Womankind, Procreate and Procrastinate. a In addition, there are 2 pages from a French letter dated 1771.
Family Reclamation, 2023 14x11 Mixed Media
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Family Reclamation, 2023 14x11 Mixed Media
"Abstract Portrait", 2022 14x11
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"Abstract Portrait", 2022 14x11
"Unwavering Will", 2022 30x15
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"Unwavering Will", 2022 30x15
Photos of Rosa Parks, Martin Luther King Jr. and Harriet Tubman top her golden crown. Since slavery was abolished, multi-generational racism has continued to cause harm and trauma to people of color.
"Letting Go", 2022 12x12
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"Letting Go", 2022 12x12
"What do you suppose, is our heroine considering? The cap of an aviatrix could indicate she's ready to fly. Or the raised collar against the wind as a statement she's determined to stay. One eye open to survey her surroundings and one eye closed to venture inward. The binary of black and white. The rich, earthy groundedness of brown and red. What do your see - surrender or negotiation?" ~ Amy Kitchin Stravitz Gallery
"To Have a Seat at the Table, 2022 30x15
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"To Have a Seat at the Table, 2022 30x15
Civil rights, Human rights, Racial Equality
"How deep is your love?" 2023 36x36
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"How deep is your love?" 2023 36x36
"All Roads Lead Back to New York", 2022 24x36
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"All Roads Lead Back to New York", 2022 24x36
Overriding Obstacles, 2022 14x11
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Overriding Obstacles, 2022 14x11
"Autobiographical Journey"
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"Autobiographical Journey"
2019 , 46" x 32", 2019, Mixed media on canvas, . I created "Journey" deconstructing hand weavings I created 20 years ago. Journey is a peek into my artistic journey creating texture, form and beauty. Her eye is from a necklace of metal and pearl I made when I was a teen. Early 1900's woman's lace and cotton blouse, and 1940's glove were used, along with my grandmother's button.