My Stuff

Here's more of what I do. Enjoy, ya'll!


Wheel in the Middle of a Wheel
Acrylic on Canvas


Bufallo Soldier
Acrylic/Mixed Media on Canvas


Mask
Acrylic/Mixed Media and Metal on Board

Spotlight: Detroit Artist, Sabrina Nelson

Detroit Artist, Sabrina Nelson
Photo courtesy of Carbonmade.com

Hello all. Hope you're having a wonderful week on this happy hump day, Wednesday. Today's spotlight segment features a really good friend of mine, Detroit Artist, Sabrina Nelson. Artist extraordinaire, Sabrina's paintings and collages are indicative of her eclectic personality. She is an artist, mother, daughter, activist, and all around promoter of the art scene in the "D."

Currently a teacher at the Detroit Institute of Arts, Sabrina epitomizes Cultural Chic to me. Her style of dress is a mirror into her talent and lends itself to her ability to be a walking billboard of inspiration. She is vibrant, vivacious and "crazy" talented, and I am proud to showcase her on Cultural Chic and to call her friend.


Urban Monk
Sabrina Nelson-courtesy of thedetroiter.com


Osuno chair
Sabrina Nelson-courtesy of thedetroiter.com




Editor's note: The bold and colorful sign that Sabrina is standing next too in the above photo is regarding the upcoming Tony Award winning Broadway musical, Fela! opening at the Detroit Music Hall February 14 and running through to March 4. Fela! is a celebration of the life of Fela Kuti (1938-1997), a Nigerian multi-instrumentalist musician and composer, pioneer of Afrobeat music, human rights activist, and political maverick.

Actress Julianne Moore: Channeling the Muses of the Masters

Julianne Moore has always impressed me as an actress. Now the actress has stepped out of the realm of the silver screen and into the art arena. Channeling the persona of various muses painted by the great masters of fine art, Moore possesses an uncanny resemblance to these women who have been immortalized on canvas.

The photographs were taken by famous fashion photographer, Peter Linderbergh, for a vintage issue of Harper's Bazaar. Moore's facial expressions change to fit each category of time. In the photo portraying the Seated Woman With Bent Knee by Egon Schiele, one can detect the simmering emotions so often hidden beneath the surface in the women of that day. In John Currin's The Cripple we see a woman's ability to smile in the midst of adversity and pain, revealing insurmountable strength and beauty that reaches deep beyond the surface.

These photos have an eerie precision--from the poses right down to the detail and/or simplicity of the garments. They are indicative of the "fashion imitates art" trend that is still prevalent in many of today's elaborate fashion photo shoots.

For more of these beautifully executed photographs, visit Flavorwire.com, Julianne Moore as Famous Works of Art.


Julianne Moore by Peter Lindbergh
"Madame X" by John Singer Sargent


Julianne Moore by Peter Lindbergh
"The Cripple" by John Currin

Red Boots

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Hello all, this is a small illustration that I'm going to have printed up as a card. Hope you like it! Have a great weekend!

Plaid Coat

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This is one of my own drawings inspired by Fall 2010 Outerwear. Hope I can find a coat like this to add to my own wardrobe! (LOL)

Emporio Armani-Finished

Here is the finished illustration. The shadow areas were a little tedious, but I got through it. I love a good drawing challenge! What do you think?

A Well Dressed Woman #1: "Party Dress"

First in the series of greeting cards "A Well Dressed Woman." This collage is called "Party Dress." Enjoy!