She Makes Them Bloom

TRUMP HAS BEEN EVICTED FROM THE WHITE HOUSE!!!

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APRIL FOOLS!

had to.

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Happy April and Happy Spring

This April on the Mirkwood Mural we have the wonderfully talented Alaina M. Dorsey.

Title: She Makes Them Bloom

This 8'x4' Acrylic painting with Gold Sumi Ink accent is Alainas return to her fine art background. Currently focusing on computer illustration and character development, Alaina known by the artist name Lainface has stepped back to take on the Mirkwood Estates Tinges Commons

Mural.

Words from the artist on

"She Makes Them Bloom":

Dark skinned Black women with natural hair aren’t readily welcomed in our world, especially in

the overall art industry: we don’t get to be beautiful; we don’t get to be majestic; we don’t get to

be honored and acknowledged for our power. As such, this mural pulls you into the hypnotic

gaze of a woman who has activated the potential of life growing and developing around her.

She is the center of a White and even Asian world.

The flowers are loosely based off of Jasmine Grand of Tuscany, which are Asian flowers. This

Black American woman’s name is Sheena Brown-Matsume: she eventually finds her way to

Japan where paleness is also the height of beauty. However, she will not be made invisible.

After priming the wood with Rust-Oleum gray latex primer, I created the base coat and overall

piece with Golden Heavy Body Acrylics mixed with GAC-200, a medium that strengthened the

durability of the paint and also thinned it to cover the large surface area. Using synthetic

brushes, I applied the flat colors before adding highlights and shadows, accenting with Gold

Golden Fluid Acrylic and eventually “inking” with heavy black paint. Another layer of gold was

added but with Japanese ink. Intentional flicks, splashes and drops of paint were added to

embody the serendipity that comes using traditional media.

Painting this mural was a journey back to my foundation after creating so many digital

illustrations. There’s no Undo; I re-learned how to push forward amidst chaos and to embrace

mistakes while intentionally creating my own. The brush is my sword to fulfill the bidding of

Heaven and Earth: to create inclusiveness, redefine the norms and fight against a world that

continually tells you what’s impossible.

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Alaina has blessed The Waverly community with this beautiful contribution for the entire month of April! On the corner of E. 33rd st & Frisby st

Heres her info

Instagram: @lainface

Email: thelainface@gmail.com

Website: lainface.com

Keep an eye out for updates on her live drawing sessions and any other events she may have coming up this month. Looking forward to everyone enjoying her work I know I sure do