Portraits

In every math class or science lab when I should have been listening or taking notes, I was drawing faces. If I am sitting next to you on a plane or in an airport and you fall asleep, you are my unsuspecting subject, model and muse.

The opportunity to paint a portrait is so much more than just the task of capturing features of a person's face.

It is their history, soul and feelings, which rise to the surface as a badge of their courage.

Angels and Demons

2010 acrylic and oil on hard board 30 x 30 inches

Tamarie Cooper: Acting the Part

2007 acrylic and oil on primed butcher paper 48 x 60 inches Private Collection

Granite Man: Jesus Moroles,

2007 acrylic and oil on primed butcher paper 36 x 48 inches

What a Piece of Work is Man

2005 charcoal, acrylic, fabric, medium and Kilz on Arches paper 26 x 18 inches

Bath Time

2014 watercolor on Arches paper 41.75 x 29.75 inches

Beasts

2006 acrylic and oil on matzo box 8 x 8 inches From The Ten Plagues Series

Bewitched

2014 oil on canvas 48 x 60 inches Private Collection

Hear No Evil

2014 charcoal and pencil on paper 42 x 66.5 inches

Ladder Climbing: Floyd Newsum

2007 acrylic and oil on primed butcher paper 36 x 48 inches Private Collection

Mound Maker: Trenton Doyle Hancock,

2001 acrylic, pastel and charcoal on canvas 20 x 16 inches

Hear No Evil-Bella Haba

2007 acrylic medium, charcoal and conte on paper 36 x 48 inches Private Collection

When You Lie Down With Snakes: Lauren Anderson

2007 acrylic and oil on primed butcher paper 36 x 48 inches African American Archives Houston