Acrylic on canvas
30"x 40"
Wednesday, August 26, 2009
Summer 2009
This has been a busy Summer, in preparation for the move to Phoenix, my friend Peter and I have been traveling... first to Coral Springs, Florida for a couple weeks to visit with my daughter and family.. then to Denver, Colorado, to visit with Big Mama, who is 93 years old and still very active, also Peter's daughter lives there, she introduced us to Bison for the first time... The artist group TAWU had a farewell gathering, I am moving to Phoenix and another artist, Esther Osayande, is moving to New York. It was a great time of sharing with artists, friends and family...
In August, we took a drive to Thunder Bay, Ontario, what a beautiful drive up through northern Minnesota, the scenery was awesome.
In September, a group of Peter's family have been vacationing in Cancun, Mexico every year, we have been before and will attend this year at the beautiful and all inclusive resort of Barcelo... I hope we miss the hurricane weather!
There will be one more trip before we leave the area.. we will visit Mt. Rushmore in South Dakota, somthing I've always wanted to do and now's the time...
In August, we took a drive to Thunder Bay, Ontario, what a beautiful drive up through northern Minnesota, the scenery was awesome.
In September, a group of Peter's family have been vacationing in Cancun, Mexico every year, we have been before and will attend this year at the beautiful and all inclusive resort of Barcelo... I hope we miss the hurricane weather!
There will be one more trip before we leave the area.. we will visit Mt. Rushmore in South Dakota, somthing I've always wanted to do and now's the time...
Friday, August 14, 2009
Thursday, August 13, 2009
Thoughts and History
Art is the spice of life and without it, life would be so very dull...
My goal is to share the cultural elements of my artwork. After owning a gallery (Black Art Renaissance) for ten years and promoting the work of others, I now find a strong desire to create my own artwork. "Golden Girl" was created many years ago, my work has changed... I now lean towards simplistic imagry and graphic designs, but still at times find my way to capturing real life.
In Minneapolis, I directed a wonderful public art project in the late 90's with Master Muralist John Biggers, where we created a mural 20' high by 200 feet wide, titled: Celebration of Life, a collaboration with local and youth artists. Unfortunately, it was destroyed in 2001.
One of the greatest highlights of my Gallery was when Dr. Maya Angelou
agreed to do a book signing during the weekend of the Mural unveiling. There were three Dr.'s in the house that day, the late Dr. John Biggers,
Dr. Maya Angelou and Dr. Alvia Wardlaw, head of the Art Department at Texas Southern.
Since then, a big accomplishment was curating a large exhibition of 54 african american artists entitled " Soul on Ice" done in the cold month of February in 2008, at the Soap Factory, a warehouse gallery with no heat! It was actually a big success and a stone cold groove!!
While in Minneapolis, I was artist development coordinator for a non-profit, Obsidian Arts, whose mission is to promote Black Visual Culture. I was in charge of Artists relations for a support group called TAWU(the art within us), the focus is, education, promotion through exhibition and festivals. The group exists to help further the careers of emerging artists.
Now in 2010, I'm moving to Phoenix, AZ and not sure what the artistic future holds but I will be out there... Stay tuned for updated artwork, current events and news.
My goal is to share the cultural elements of my artwork. After owning a gallery (Black Art Renaissance) for ten years and promoting the work of others, I now find a strong desire to create my own artwork. "Golden Girl" was created many years ago, my work has changed... I now lean towards simplistic imagry and graphic designs, but still at times find my way to capturing real life.
In Minneapolis, I directed a wonderful public art project in the late 90's with Master Muralist John Biggers, where we created a mural 20' high by 200 feet wide, titled: Celebration of Life, a collaboration with local and youth artists. Unfortunately, it was destroyed in 2001.
One of the greatest highlights of my Gallery was when Dr. Maya Angelou
agreed to do a book signing during the weekend of the Mural unveiling. There were three Dr.'s in the house that day, the late Dr. John Biggers,
Dr. Maya Angelou and Dr. Alvia Wardlaw, head of the Art Department at Texas Southern.
Since then, a big accomplishment was curating a large exhibition of 54 african american artists entitled " Soul on Ice" done in the cold month of February in 2008, at the Soap Factory, a warehouse gallery with no heat! It was actually a big success and a stone cold groove!!
While in Minneapolis, I was artist development coordinator for a non-profit, Obsidian Arts, whose mission is to promote Black Visual Culture. I was in charge of Artists relations for a support group called TAWU(the art within us), the focus is, education, promotion through exhibition and festivals. The group exists to help further the careers of emerging artists.
Now in 2010, I'm moving to Phoenix, AZ and not sure what the artistic future holds but I will be out there... Stay tuned for updated artwork, current events and news.
Friday, May 29, 2009
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