It all started with a phone call in early Fall of 2016 from a fellow artist by the name of Donte Neal (aka MARS), and he had invited me to participate in this project which would incorporate various disciplines of the Arts into a continuous series of happenings over a one month period. Of course, I enthusiastically said 'Yes', I was so excited to participate in such a wonderful concept!
As one of the participating visual artists, I was given the task to paint, in my style, basically anything I wanted on a surface that would scale about about 12 feet by 11 feet. This would be one of the largest solo painting that I had to work on-- and I felt like I was up for the challenge! Most of my work is representational and socio-political, I deal with issues that plague my community and issues of other people who are disenfranchised. So after some meditation on the subject matter I wanted to tackle, I came up with the concept... how colonization continue to affect communities today.
Detail 1 of the underpainting, acrylic on wood
Upon arrival to the old warehouse which housed the happening, I noticed the relaxed atmosphere with other visual artists, musicians, and poets all working alongside one another. I then reached into my bag and pulled out the materials and started mapping out the painting with a monochrome palette, black & white.
Detail 2 of the underpainting, acrylic on wood
Detail 3 of the underpainting, acrylic on wood
A broader shot, end of day one of painting, acrylic on wood
All images words and images are my own for the exception of the TRFE flyer, which is credited. For more information from the artist Donte Neal, please visit his website: http://donteneal.com
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