8X8, Acrylic on Canvas, Portrait

This is the first piece in a series. his piece was inspired by a song by Alicia Keys’ titled Girl on Fire . The fire in her hands symbolizes the trials that she faces whether they are internal struggles or external conflicts, she chooses to confidently turn away and not focus on them. 11”X14”, Acrylic on Canvas.

This piece was inspired by Tupacs “The Rose that Grew From Concrete”. The girl is the rose and her environment is the concrete. Growing up in the “hood”, “urban area”, “concrete jungle” or whatever you want to call it was/is a challenge and blooming in those circumstances is also a challenge. So shoutout to all the kids who don’t allow their negative experiences or where they came from to determine who they are or where they are going! 11”X14”, Acrylic on Canvas.

So I really REAALLLYY love the moon so I decided to do this piece based off of my love for the moon and it’s phases. Phases represent change and throughout the phases that the moon goes through it is still the same. The moon is a “faithful witness in the skies”. 11”X14”, Acrylic on Canvas.

They’re so many quotes to describe this beautiful process in a much better way than I can. “We delight in the beauty of the butterfly but rarely admit the changes it has gone through to achieve that beauty” - Maya Angelou “Don’t diss the caterpillar then sweat the butterfly”. “Time went by and turned you into a butterfly”. 11”X14”, Acrylic on Canvas.

Alicia Keys

- 'Keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see the shadows, that's what the sunflowers do' Acrylic on Canvas, 8X8

-'I'm grateful that our thoughts don't appear in bubbles over our heads', Acrylic on Canvas, 8X8

- 'A lion sleeps in the heart of every brave one' , Acrylic on Canvas, 8X8

- 'Dragon fruit is very subtle, very delicate. So you want to be careful not to kill it with things that have very strong flavor.', Acrylic on Canvas, 8X8

- 'There is nothing like the taste of strawberries ... ' - Rupi Kaur, Acrylic on Canvas, 8X8

- 'Like a lily among thorns Is my beloved among the daughters' - Song of Solomon 2:2 , Acrylic on Canvas, 8X8

- 'Don't be a hard rock when you really are a gem' , Acrylic on Canvas, 8X8

- 'That which is not good for the bee-hive cannot be good for the bees', Acrylic on Canvas, 8X8

- 'I see a cotton candy sky, so many colors in my eyes, Proof again God's Alive' - Kenny Chesney; , Acrylic on Canvas, 8X8 ,

- 'The heavens are declaring the glory of god, The skies above proclaim the work of his hands' - Psalms 19:1, Acrylic on Canvas, 8X8

- 'We delight in the beauty of the butterfly, but rarely admit the changes it has gone through to achieve that beauty.' - Maya Angelou, Acrylic on Canvas, 8X8

- 'She had a galaxy in her eyes, a universe in her mind', Acrylic on Canvas, 8X8

- 'We can complain because rose bushes have thorns, or rejoice because thorn bushes have roses' - Abraham Lincoln ,Acrylic on Canvas, 8X8

- 'If I could breathe underwater, Every fish would walk on land' - Alicia Keys , Acrylic on Canvas, 8X8

Growing up as a girl with naturally curly, wavy or kinky hair, we are taught to straighten our hair or put chemicals so that we do not look "too black" and to conform to the white standards of beauty. Thus, this theme was chosen to embrace natural hair and turn down the negative stereotypes that have been passed down from many generations. Every girl in this series hair was turned into something from nature to embrace the beauty of natural hair and prove that hair is much more than dead cells

16X20 self portrait done with acrylic paints and gold leave.

As humans we deal with a variety of emotions, feelings etc . sometimes we may not really be able to accurately express why or how we are feeling, we try our best to hide it, but deep inside we are hurting, we are crying a bowl or maybe drowning in our tears. individuals we come into contact with regularly may notice the changes, but then there are always those who have certain perceptions. 24X30, Acrylic on Canvas

portrait of a friend, 18X24, Acrylic on Canvas, tried out a little abstract and played around with colors

capturing the innocence, love and unity of young children.

Depicting Three Female Musicians; with flute, lute and harp - mural painting in Thebes - 1539-1292 B.C., also a pretty big piece 24X36.

Who: Portrait of My Little Sister What: The setting of this portrait is in Prospect Park. She was originally sitting on her fathers lap and there were no bubbles, however, I took out and added a few things. When: March 2015. Medium: Oil Paint and Watercolor

Medium Watercolors