A WORLD OF COLOR
New Art & Old Art
A WORLD OF COLOR IS A DISPLAY OF BOTH OLD AND NEW ART WORK CREATED USING DIFFERENT MEDIUMS. I USE PAINTS, GRAPHITE, COLOR PENCILS, OIL PASTELS, INK, PENS,AND GLUES IN COLLAGES, TO ARRIVE AT THE DESIRED AFFECT.. CANVASES SUCH A WOOD, CLOTHE, CLAY, PLEXIGLASS, BOARD, PAPER AND OTHER PAINTABLE SURFACES ARE THE FOUNDATIONS I CREATE ON. MARINA NEGRI, AN ITALIAN WRITER, DESIGNER AND CURATOR WROTE' THE RHYTHMN OF THE BODY, THE MELODY OF THE MIND AND THE HARMONY OF THE SOUL CREATES THE SYMPHONY OF LIFE. I TRY TO RECREATE THIS FEELING IN MY ART.
HARLEM ON MY MIND
MIXED MEDIUMS ON PAPER
EGYPTIAN QUEEN
MIXED MEDIUMS ON WOOD
DANCERS
MIXED MEDIUMS ON PAPER
DANCER II
MIXED MEDIUMS ON PAPER
DANCER III
MIXED MEDIUMS ON PAPER
DENIED
MIXED MEDIUMS COLLAGE ON CANVAS
IN THE VILLAGE
MIXED MEDIUMS ON CANVAS
HARLEM LIFE
MIXED MEDIUMS ON PAPER
HARLEM LIFE II
MIXED MEDIUMS ON PAPER
THE PLEDGE
BLACK LIVES MATTER AS MUCH AS ANY OTHER LIFE FORM ON THE PLANET.
FRUITS OF MY LOINS
A SELF PORTRAIT WITH MY THREE CHILDREN
MALE STAMP
SELF PORTRAIT AS AN IMAGE ON A POSTAL STAMP
UNITED
THE FAMILY UNIT IS OFTEN OVERLOOKED IN THE BLACK COMMUNITY.
TWO SISTERS
A PAINTING INSPIRED BY MY TWO DAUGHTERS
CONFLICTING INTEREST
WE ARE INFLUENCED BY OUR FRIENDS, OUR ENVIRONMENT AND SOMETIMES BY FORCES WE HAVE NO CONTROL OVER
WITH THESE HANDS
MY FIRST JOB WAS WASHING DISHES. THIS PAINTING IS IN A PRIVATE COLLECTION IN ITALY
LA FAMILIA NERO
FAMILY IS AN IMPORTANT INGREDIENT FOR THE CONTINUATION OF A HERITAGE. A CULTURE AND A LEGACY.
COLLECTING FLOWERS
MATTERS OF THE HEART SEMPRE..
THE ANCESTORS
THE FIRST PAINTING I CREATED AFTER A 20 YEARS HIATUS. IT IS NOW IN A PRIVATE COLLECTION
DON'T FENCE ME IN
A LITTLE GIRLS FEAR OF NEVER ESCAPING THE LIFE OF PUBLIC HOUSING. THIS PAINTING IS NOW IN THE PRIVATE COLLECTION IN HARLEM,N.Y
HUMAN CARGO
PAINTING ON WOOD DEPICTING THE INHUMAN CONDITIONS OF STOLEN PEOPLE. NOW IN THE PRIVATE COLLECTION OF AN UK GALLERY OWNER
UPTOWN HARLEM JAZZ
JAZZ WAS A WAY OF LIFE IN THE HARLEM I WAS INTRODUCED TO IN 1970. THIS WORK IN NOW IN A PRIVATE COLLECTION IN NASHVILL,TENNESSEE.
CHANGES
WE EVOLVE AS THE SUN REVOLVES. WE LEARN TO ADOPT OR GET LEFT BEHIND.
CHANGES II
LOVE IS NOT A ONE WAY STREET.
LITTLE BLUE HAT
THIS WORK IS NOW IN THE PRIVATE COLLECTION OF A NEW YORKER
HOPE FOR TOMORROW
THIS PAINTING HAS BEEN ADDED TO A PRIVATE COLLECTION IN BROOKLYN
LOVERS
ROMANCE
DUO OR TWO
TWO IS A SET, A PARTNERSHIP, YEN & YANG-
BY THE NUMBERS
I believe everything is related via a number
ANGEL IN THE MIDDLE
REGARDLESS OF YOUR PROBLEMS WITH A SPOUSE, NEVER PUT THE CHILD IN IT
STREET ART
A PAST LIFE LEAD ME TO STREET ART AND A NEW WAY OF SEEING ART AND LIFE.
ON THE TRAIN
STREET ART - The turmoil of inner city traffic on the street equals the stress of rush hour traffic.
TWO FOR ONE
ALL THAT GLITTERS AIN'T GOLD BUT GOLD IS A MEASURE OF MONEY NOT THE HEART.
ANGELICA
I WANTED TO PAINT A BLACK ANGEL. OBJECTIVE ACCOMPLISHED
Mixed mediums on canvas
24 x 30 Inches framed
2018
CONVERSATIONS WITH A CHICKEN
Chicken Looking For the Egg
Mixed mediums on paper
50x70 cm
2018
MUSIC IS THE KEY
MUSIC IS INSPIRATIONAL
Mixed mediums on paper
50x70 cm
2018
UNTITLED
UNTITLED WORK GIVES THE VIEWER THE CHANCE TO ADD THEIR POINT OF VIEW OR PERSPECTIVE TO THE WORK WITHOUT THE BOUNDARIES OF A PRESELECTED TITLE
50x70 cm
Mixed mediums on bonded paper
2018
THE MUSE
This is a mixed medium creation on bonded black paper....2018
50 x 35 cm
mixed mediums on heavy black paper
2017 - 18
NIGERIAN GIRL
Inspired by a desire to visit Africa.
50 x 70 cm
Mixed mediums on Italian drawing paper
2017
ON THE CLOCK
Inspired by my love for African Art
16 x 20 Inches
Mixed mediums on canvas
2004
PASSIONATE
The elements of are are so compelling when added together with color.
16 x 20 Inches
mixed mediums on canvas
2004
LOVERS II
I can't always explain the " how " but this is the end result of a linear drawing with added color.
60 x 80 cm
Mixed mediums on heavy watercolor paper
1015
SOUTHWESTERN
The sunsets of New Mexico were mind boggling. My rendition of a view seen in 1969.
50 x 70 cm
Chalk & Oil pastel on paper
2017
SOUTHWESTERN II
I remember driving through Arizona in 1969.
50 x 70 cm
Chalk & Oil pastels on paper
2017
TRAIL OF TEARS
THIS IS A STORY AMERICA LIKES TO HIDE
50 x 120 cm
Chalk & Oil pastels on paper
2017
BEFORE THE WHITE HOUSE
THIS WAS A COUNTRY PREOCCUPIED BEFORE COLUMBUS OR THE MAYFLOWER.
50 x 70 cm
Chalk & Oil pastels on paper
2017
A FAMILIAR TUNE
FREEDOM IS A SOUND OFTEN EXPRESSED IN THE MUSIC OF THE OPPRESSED.
50 x 70 cm
Pen, Ink & graphite on heavy bonded paper
2016
PLANNING TOGETHER
WE CAN ACCOMPLISH MANY TASK WHEN YOU WORK COHESIVELY WITH OTHER PEOPLE AND EACH OTHER.
12 x 22 cm
mixed mediums on paper
2018
A MINUTE TO REFLECT
TAKE TIME TO PUT LIFE IN ORDER.
50 x 70 cm
Mixed mediums on paper
2018
STILL LIFE
A PAINTING DONE AS A CLASS PROJECT THAT IS NOW IN A PRIVATE COLLECTION
8 x 10 Inches
Oil on canvas
1994
STILL LIFE
A DRAWING....from a still life set up in class.
10 x 14 Inches
Various color pencils on paper
1997
THE MUSIC MAKER
A PAINTING ON A CERAMIC JUG.
Acrylic paint on ceramic pottery
2016
THE VILLAGERS TALK
A HAND PAINTED CERAMIC WATER JUG
Acrylic paint on ceramic pottery
2016
UNTITLED BUST
TWO HAND PAINTED CERAMIC BUST
acrylic paint on ceramic bust
2016
UNTITLED
THIS WORK HAS A TITLED BUT WAS PURCHASED BEFORE IT WAS COMPLETED. THE OWNER LIVES IN CALIFORNIA AND LIKED IT AS IT WAS SO IT WAS SHIPPED.
Mixed mediums on paper
2016
CONVERSATIONS
THIS WORK RESIDES IN THE HOME OF A PRIVATE COLLECTOR
40 x 60 Inches
Mixed mediums on board
1998
SITTING IN THE MARKET
PURCHASED BY A COLLECTOR IN 2010
10 x 12 inches
Oil pastels on watercolor paper
2010
MY JESUS IS BLACK
THE TITLE SAYS IT ALL...There are Black Madonnas all over Poland and Italy. There is the church of the Black Jesus Christ in Panama.
50 x 80 inches
Mixed mediums on board
2018
SIGHTS & SOUNDS
THE LOOK ON MY FACE WHEN I VISITED TIMES SQUARE FOR THE FIRST TIME AT NIGHT.
36 x 48 Inches
Mixed mediums & recycled materials on board
2018
KINGS & QUEENS
THIS WORK HAS BEEN ADDED TO A PRIVATE COLLECTION IN BROOKLYN
IN MY ANCESTORS CHAIR
NOW IN A PRIVATE COLLECTION
THE CARDPLAYER
COLLAGE ON WOOD CREATED IN 1999
NUDE BATHERS
RIIS BEACH IN THE 70'S
GROWING PAINS
THIS PAINTING FOUND A PERMANENT HOME IN HARLEM
PORTRAIT OF A BLACK WOMAN
THE WORK ON PAPER FOUND A PERMANENT HOME WITH A PRIVATE COLLECTOR IN BROOKLYN
FAMILY LOVE
MIXED MEDIUMS ON PAPER DEPICTS A FAMILY OF THREE KNEELING....2019
CARRIBEAN GIRL
THE TRADITION OF BALANCING A FRUIT BASKET ON HER HEAD AS SHE WALKS DOWN THE STREET FROM THE MARKET- SHE HAS FOUND A HOME WITH A COLLECTOR
8N IS MY#
A YOUNG LADY FROM N.C. ADDED THIS DRAWING TO HER COLLECTION
UNTITLED
MIXED MEDIUMS ON CANVAS
A COLLABORATION WITH MY GRANDDAUGHTER
HER FIRST LARGE WORK OF ART WITH PAINT THE DESIGN IS BY RD13
CANOE HEAD
PAINTED THIS LOGO IN 2017
YESTERDAY & TODAY
PAINTING DEPICTS THE CHANGES FROM YOUTH TO ADULTHOOD
DAYS GONE BY
THERE WAS A TIME WHEN I USE TO CRAWL, NOW I'M ALMOST READY FOR A CRUTCH
PATTERNS OF LIFE
PAINTED IN 1999, IT NOW RESIDES IN A PRIVATE CALIFORNIA COLLECTION
TRANSFORMATION
A METAMORPHOSIS, CHANGE, DURING THE LIFE CYCLE OF A PLANT, ANIMAL OR HUMAN
BLACK CHRONICLES
THE HISTORY OF BLACK AMERICA IS BEING CHANGED DAILY
THE MUSICIAN
I HAVE A DEEP LOVE AND APPRECIATION FOR ALL MUSICIANS
REMEMBERING TRAILBLAZERS
MUSICAL PIONEERS AND INNOVATORS LIKE MILES DAVIS AND JOHN COLTRANE
TIME
THE INDEFINITE CONTINUED PROGRESS OF EXISTANCE AND EVENTS IN THE PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE
Sistas of The Earth
THIS WAS ONE OF THE THREE CARAMIC WATER VASES I PAINTED IN 2018. IT HAS FOUND A HOME IN A PRIVATE COLLECTION.
CLEOPATRA
SHE RULED EGYPT FROM 69-30 BC
HARLEM
IN A PRIVATE COLLECTION
BUBBLES
IN A PRIVATE COLLECTION
UNTITLED
IN A PRIVATE COLLECTION
FATHER & SON
TEACHING,NURTURING AND COACHING ARE ESSENTIAL TOOLS FOR SURVIVAL
INDULGENCE
THE ATTITUDE OF LUXORY OR EXCESS
EXPRESSIONS OF THE HEART
MY GRANDSONS FIRST LARGE PAINTING
LACE & LIFE
THERE ARE MANY ASPECTS OF LIFE. LIVE YOU LIFE TO THE FULLEST WITHOUT REGRET
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATIONS
CHANGES ARE SOMETIMES FORCED ON YOU. BE ABLE TO ADAPT TO YOUR ENVIRONMENT TO SURVIVE.
18 x 24 Inches
Acrylic on canvas
2007
WISDOM
THE QUALITY OF HAVING EXPERIENCE, KNOWLEDGE AND GOOD JUDGEMENT
24 x 32 Inches
Oil pastels & Acrylic paint on canvas
2008
MUSICAL MOMENTS
THIS WORK RESIDES IN A PRIVATE COLLECTION
MOTHERHOOD
SHE IS AWAITING THE BIRTH OF HER CHILD. THIS WAS ONE OF MY EARLIEST PAINTINGS. NOW IN ATLANTA IN A PRIVATE COLLECTION
THE DANCER
IN A PRIVATE COLLECTION IN ARGENTINA
UNTITLED
PAINTED IN 2006. IT NOW IS HOUSED IN A PRIVATE COLLECTION IN NEW YORK
INTERDIMENSIONAL
THE MEASUREMENT OF CHANGE WITHIN ONESELF
LITTLE BLACK BOY
THIS PAINTING IS NOW IN A PRIVATE NEW YORK COLLECTION.
AFRICAN RITES
SPIRITUAL PRACTICES IN AFRICA ARE INCLUDED IN MARRIAGE CEREMONIES
COMING FROM THE MARKET
THE TRADITION OF CARRYING A BASKET OF FOOD ON THE HEAD IS STILL PRACTICED IN MANY COUNTRIES
DIRECTIONS
DO YOU WALK ON STONE OR TRAVEL ON PAVEMENT, DO YOU GO EAST OR WEST, CHOOSE YOUR PATH IN LIFE WISELY
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
IRONIC THAT ALL QUESTIONS DON'T HAVE ANSWERS AND ALL ANSWERS DON'T FIT THE QUESTION
CITY BLUES
THE LARGE CITY IS NOT ALWAYS THE PLACE FOR MALES UNPREPARED TO FACE THE CHALLENGES AND THE PACE
2020 AD
WE ARE LIVING IN A TIME OF UNCERTAINTY WITH A HEALTH PROBLEM IN THE WHITE HOUSE, RACIAL INJUSTICE OUT OF CONTROL AND A VIRUS RAVISHING THE WORLD
ANCESTRAL CHAIR
LEARNING TO MAKE DECISIONS
WHEN COLOR WAS KING
A TRIBUTE TO THE ORIGINAL INHABITANTS OF THE PLANET EARTH
CHALK DRAWING ON THE STREET
STREET ART-SOUTH BRONX
A NATION DIVIDED BY FEAR
THE UNSAVORY POLITICAL SITUATION IN THE UNITED STATES LEAVES EVERYONE IN A STATE OF UNEASINESS
WHAT IS THE MESSAGE
ADVOCATE FOR CHANGE AND JUSTICE
ONCE UPON A TIME
CONTINUING TO REMEMBER THE ANCESTORS FOR THEIR MANY CONTRIBUTIONS
54 BULLETS
DOORS SERVE MANY PURPOSES
In My House, I Have Many Rooms
105x125 cm
Mixed Mediums on paper
2019
GENERATION UPON GENERATION
A TRIBUTE CELEBRATING THE CONTINUED EXISTENCE OF THE FRUIT OF MY ANCESTORS
THE HILLS THEY TALK
A LARGE WORK LAYED OUT FOR VIEWING AS I WORK. OIL PASTEL ON PAPER, 75X45 INCHES
FAMILY OF COLOR
WHEN WE SIT AT HIS TABLE, WE ARE ALL THE SAME
A MOTHERS TOUCH
STRONG SYMBOLICAL USE OF ICONS
LADY IN THE RED SCARF
I USED A MENTAL IMAGE OF MY MOTHER REMEMBERING WHEN SHE WAS VERY YOUNG
BLACK & PROUD
THE RALLY CRY OF THE MID 60'S
UNCLEAR BUT CERTAIN
LIFE IS ABOUT HOW YOU STRIVE TO REACH YOUR GOALS
COMING & GOING
RELATIONSHIPS
THE PREACHER
REMEMBERING WHEN THEY WERE COMMUNITY LEADERS
African Perspectives
50x50 cm
Mixed Mediums on canvas
2021
Ancestral Family
70x100 cm
Mixed Mediums on board
2021
Generations
50x70 cm
Mixed Mediums on canvas
2021
Exploring Desert Sands
50x70 cm
Mixed Mediums on canvas
2021
In The Midst Of
50x70 cm on paper
Mixed mediums on paper
2019
Flowers
70x90 cm
Mixed Mediums on canvas
2021
Jazz Flow
60x80 cm
Mixed Mediums on canvas
2021
Spiritual Flight
50x70 cm
Mixed Mediums on board
2021
Fishing In Traffic
70x100 cm
Mixed Mediums on canvas
2021
Living for Today, Tomorrow Is My Dream
30x40 Inches
Mixed Mediums on board
1997
Black Is Beautiful
60x70 Inches
Mixed Mediums on board
2021
Family Ties
unknown
Mixed mediums
2007
Black Gold
70x50 cm
Mixed mediums on paper
2022
When I Look At You
50x70 cm
Mixed mediums on paper
2021
Sophie & the Magpie
60 x 50 cm
mixed mediums on canvas
2015
Mother of Life
70 x 50 cm
Mixed mediums on canvas
2022
Protector of the Family
50 x 60 cm
Mixed mediums on canvas
2022
Standing As One, United By A Common Goal
4 Feet x 8 Feet
Mixed mediums on board (wood)
2022
Mother & Child
Mixed mediums on canvas
2014 - 2022
Visions of A Future - Choices
70 x 60 cm
Mixed mediums on canvas
2022
Hard Time In A Hot Sun
Mixed mediums on canvas
22.5 x 29.5 Inches
2022
Focus
Diameter = 12 Inches
Mixed mediums on rubber circle
2017
Kings, Queens & the Court
Diameter = 12 Inches
Mixed mediums on rubber circle
2017
Dancing Under The Stars
Diameter = 12 Inches
Mixed mediums on rubber circle
2017
Choices
18.75 x 16 inches
Mixed mediums on wooden panel
2022
Sweeter Than Apple Pie
70 x 60 cm
Mixed mediums on linen canvas
2023