Works done in 2021.
I have a lot yet not much to say about 2021 so far. Between having COVID, dealing with the brutal mental after effects, powering through my first few quarters of grad school.. it’s been something else. I’ve been fortunate to have my creativity to help heal.
My artmaking has been my safe place — the one part of my life where I feel like I have control over the next choice, the next decision, whatever happens next. I’ve had very public artistic conversations about living with mental health challenges, what it feels like to be a Black woman doing art in a world where we’re not seen as humans capable of doing so (much less in abstraction), and just being a big-hearted sometimes naive 20-something navigating life in the South.
In one of my first Instagram posts, I wrote that, hopefully, my art would grow and evolve as I did. I’m happy to say that it has and will continue to; I don’t plan on stopping any time soon. I went from knowing absolutely 0 about the art world and how I fit into it to making my way — leaning more into what makes me feel good to make.
A major thing I’m slowly learning is that I'm great at what I do even when I cry and think I’m never doing enough. I need to claim that more and tap into my intuition. It’s there for a reason and hasn’t steered me wrong yet.
I hope you enjoy these works. Most pieces are clickable and will take you to my shop. If you are interested in a piece that’s not currently in my shop, please email me. :)
untitled. acrylic on 8x10 canvas. January 2021.
untitled. acrylic on 9x12 canvas. January 2021.
& there are universes in her head. high flow acrylic on 9x12 paper. March 2021.
untitled. acrylic and gold pen on 9x12 watercolor paper. March 2021.
the essence of me missing you. high flow acrylic on 9x12 watercolor paper. March 2021. Sold.
dance in the seafoam. acrylic and paint pen on 9x12 watercolor paper. March 2021.
words aren't enough. acrylic and paint pen on 9x12 watercolor paper. March 2021. Sold.
to black girls whose hearts are bigger than their bodies. acrylic and marker on 24x30 canvas. April 2021
feeling blue. acrylic, marker and silver mica flakes on 24x36 canvas. April 2021. Sold.
untitled. acrylic on 24x30 canvas. April 2021.
untitled. acrylic and marker on 24x30 canvas. Sold. April 2021.
untitled, acrylic and marker on 36x48 canvas. April 2021.
untitled, acrylic on 36x48 canvas. April 2021.
untitled, acrylic and ink on 36x48 canvas. May 2021. Sold.
gentle conversations. acrylic on gold marker on 20x20 canvas. May 2021.
untitled. acrylic on 9x12 paper. May 2021. Sold.
Neon Blooms. Acrylic on 9x12 paper. May 2021.
& is there a right time to give precedence to yourself? Acrylic and marker on 36x48 canvas. May 2021.
still (inspired by the Commodores song). acrylic, gold marker, scrap canvas and gold mica flakes on a handmade 24x32 canvas. June 2021. Sold.
untitled. acrylic and silver mica flakes on 24x36 canvas. June 2021.
ancestral love. acrylic paint, glitter, and gold marker on 36x48 canvas. June 2021.
untitled. watercolor, acrylic and gold marker on 5.5x8.5 watercolor paper. June 2021.
black in abstraction, acrylic and watercolor on 5.5x8.5 watercolor paper. July 2021.
della's hydrangeas. watercolor on 5.5x8.5 watercolor paper. July 2021. Not for sale.
untitled. watercolor, acrylic, and marker on 11x14 watercolor paper. August 2021.
you paint like a child. acrylic and gold marker on 36x48 canvas. August 2021. Part of the Inner Child Series.
To Della Louise, acrylic, gold leaf, and gold mica flakes on 24x36 canvas. August 2021. From the Inner Child Series.
the golden moments i hold on to. acrylic, gold leaf, and gold mica flakes on 24x36 canvas. August 2021. From the Inner Child Series.
Summers in the Field on Hargett Street, acrylic on 24x36 canvas. August 2021. From the Inner Child Series.
child, you're allowed to dream. acrylic paint, paint pen, and silver mica flakes on 36x48 canvas. August 2021. From the Inner Child Series.
uninhibited. acrylic paint and gold leaf on 36x48 canvas. August 2021. From the Inner Child series.
experiencing the unknown. acrylic and paint pen on 36x36 heavy duty gallery wrapped canvas. August 2021.
all my thoughts bubbled up at once. acrylic paint and markers on a 20x24 canvas. October 2021.
threads of energy that connect us. acrylic paint on a handmade 24x36 linen canvas made in-house. October 2021.
Graceless grief. acrylic paint and gold leaf on a 36x36 heavy duty gallery wrapped canvas. November 2021.