. . . My art is both personal and humanistic and clearly encompasses spiritual, social and political approaches to my Black experience. I am intent on dispensing information as a meaningful and underlying part of my artistic expression. My assemblages, collages and dioramas confront my audience, immediately and holistically engaging them in a visual discourse.
My draftsmanship of narrative figurative realism is influenced by master draftsmen Charles White and John Biggers, while my use of assemblage and collage is partly influenced by German photomontage artist John Heartfield and the Los Angeles assemblage movement of the 1960s and 70s of which Black artists were at the center.
I also incorporate digital art in my compositions. In combining these genres, I have created a singular style, which defies categorization, yet is both cutting-edge and traditional. I seek to evolve traditional art forms with a digital collaboration by creating compositions that visually change perceptions and inspire dialogue beyond the diaspora. I focus on aesthetic quality of technique in my use of both traditional and multi-media.
This piece deals with Alzheimer's disease. Alzheimer's disease can affect anyone, and when it does it can have a devastating effect on the person afflicted, family and friends. Having
lost several close family friends (to Alzheimer's) I have known all of my life, I felt compelled to create a piece to bring attention to this disease.
