| Little Girl With Braids |
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Perhaps it was the family stories that were passed on to me that motivated me to create Little Girl With Braids which bears a strong resemblance to several of my adorable grand nieces.
Over the years, often when I was unaware, this face has repeatedly surfaced in my work. Judging
from stories that my mother told of her own childhood, this endearing face reflects a strong
resemblance to how I imagined that my mother looked as a little girl. The child's hair has been
combed, braided and sculpted to frame her face...
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| One on One |
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The American tradition of opposing teams playing a game of basketball is both a pastime and a business with which many can identify. Having never played the game, I am not astutely cognizant of all the intricacies involved in the sport many people old and young so heartily enjoy. However, the numerous compositions and forms created by and among players during a given period are most exciting. It was at just such a moment that the inspiration came for painting this picture...
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| Spirits From An Open Calabash |
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The inspiration for this painting
came from being academically associated with African
art as a museum docent and storyteller of the art
of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas. This image is
a symbolic rendition of ethnographic accounts of world
views and cultural traditions of some West African
societies. It is a composite of images and stories
and is not intended to represent a single group. Any
resemblance to a particular cultural group is purely
coincidental. The foundation for the painting is steeped
in the philosophy of man living in a spirit-filled
world in which forces, both benevolent and malevolent
move among us...
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| The Madonna |
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Many of my paintings begin following an uninterrupted semi-quiet period of background music
from my southern rural childhood, which was both secular and sacred. The serenity and the
beat of the music allow me to have the mental clarity that I need to capture the perceived image.
In the case of The Madonna, what started out as a palette knife oil painting of a female
turned into this abstract rendering of a woman holding a baby. Neither a date nor time is embedded
in the work. What is shown is a woman wearing a loosely fitted dress with a scarf-like
head covering of monochromatic blue holding an infant dressed in white...
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| They're Grand Momma's Flowers |
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No doubt there are moments when all of us have observed a scene where we have wanted to preserve the moment. This image is a reflection of such an event. One summer morning, I was visiting in my sister’s home when my brother, who lives in the same city and whose wife was away at work, called and asked me to come to his home and stay with his granddaughter while he attended an important meeting. This small three year old child, who shares my name, was spending the summer with her grandparents. I agreed to take care of my grand-niece and remarked that I was pleased to be in charge...
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