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K E E P I N G I T R E A L S I N C E 2 0 0 2 |
more ME, Me, me....!
From Feb 1st to March 7, 2008 I had the honor of exhibiting a number of my portrait paintings at Columbia University's Russ Berrie Building. The exhibit included works in progress from two different collections: Projects Under Construction and The Melody Still Lingers On.
Projects Under Construction focuses on historical figures and civilians alike, who launched life-changing creative, social, or political endeavors but were whisked from this realm (sometimes with a lot of help) before their work was done. Some subjects are included, not for what they contributed, but for their promise. Others were embarking upon silent change, but the lives and deaths of all, most importantly, need examination. Works in progress currently include portraits of John Brown (below), Florence Ballard, Omowale Malcom X, Jimi Hendrix, and Princess Diana. Future subjects include Rudolf Deisel, Diane Boatmon (Pan Am 103), Stanley "Tookie" Williams, Councilman James E. Davis, and an expanding list of others. I imagine this will be a life-long project that I hope to continue exhibiting throughout its development.
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John Brown Study from "Projects Under Construction" |
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| The Melody Still Lingers On, also a developing collection, honors jazz and blues entertainment through portraits of its known and unknown contributors. As this body of work develops, I imagine it will include more obscure entertainers (like the Harlem Rennaissance Composer to the right), stressing the music behind the music - those whose names we never knew but were very much a part of what we heard and came to identify. The title, an obvious lyric from Chaka's "Night In Tunisia," expressed my feeling that this music (these musicians) are constantly playing, silently and audibly, lingering even, in the hearts and minds of modern musicians and enthusiasts alike. |
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part of the American Portrait Series exhibit at Columbia University's Russ Berrie Building
This exhibit was presented by Columbia University's Office of Government & Comunity Affairs and made possible, in part, by The Puffin Foundation.
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The 4th Annual Harlem Open Artist Studio Tour (HOAST) takes place this year on Saturday and Sunday October 4th & 5th, 2008 from 1 - 6pm. I wil lbe participating, as will dozens of other Harlem artists and galleries. For more information visit artHARLEM.org
Thanx to artHARLEM and everyone who stopped by my Open Studio on April 12th! (I hope the art distracted from the fact that my daughter was in her pajamas.) |
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ME contd. on page 15
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