CANDY PAINTED PO'TRAITS
About Candy Painted Po'Traits
Candy painted po'traits are our latest hyperfixation.
I use the word "po'Trait" to talk about my work as part of the creative labor of folks of poverty class. And the ways my creative labor is not aligned with or centered on the arts industrial complex/academia/ non-profit industry, but rather finds its home at the margins. Lifted up, not by institutions of ytSupremacy, but rather by our Black, Queer and Disabled communities.
These po'Traits are painted in limited palettes made up of the bright colors (candy paint) found in Black, Southern car culture. When we love something, we give it COLOR! And I love my Peoples!
Commission Artworks
Commission Custom Art Works
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Allow me to capture the essence of you or your beloved one in an oil painted or let's create abstract work that compliments the vibe of your space.
Let's combine your taste with my artistic skill to make creative magic!
Billie Holiday (2026)
Billie Holiday (2026)
Billie Holiday (2026)
REIFIED Series (series of po'Traits of Queer/Trans+ Ancestors)
oil paint on canvas board, 9x12in.
Billie Holiday (1915–1959), born Eleanora Fagan, was a legendary American jazz singer known as "Lady Day." Renowned for her unique phrasing, emotional intensity, and improvisational skill, she revolutionized jazz vocals. Despite a tragic life, racial discrimination, and addiction, she produced timeless recordings like "Strange Fruit " and "God Bless the Child," leaving an unmatched artistic legacy.
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Jackie Shane (2026)
Billie Holiday (2026)
Jackie Shane (2026)
REIFIED Series (series of po'Traits of Queer/Trans+ Ancestors)
oil paint on stretched canvas board, silver edges, 8x10in.
Jackie Shane (1940-2019) was a leading voice in Toronto's R&B music scene of the 60s. As a Black Trans+ woman she broke down doors as an activist and and broke boundaries as an artist, almost singlehandedly creating that "Toronto sound" that still marks Canadian R&B to this day.
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Alvin Ailey (2026)
Alvin Ailey (2026)
REIFIED Series (series of po'Traits of Queer/Trans+ Ancestors)
oil paint on canvas board, 9x12in.
Alvin Ailey (1931–1989) was a trailblazing American choreographer and dancer who revolutionized modern dance by fusing it with African American cultural experiences, blues, and gospel. He founded the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre in 1958 and created the iconic masterpiece Revelations (1960), becoming a celebrated figure in performing arts
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Bayard Rustin (2026)
Bayard Rustin (2026)
REIFIED Series (series of po'Traits of Queer/Trans+ Ancestors)
oil paint on canvas board, 9x12in.
Bayard Rustin (1912–1987) was a pivotal, yet often overlooked, leader in the American Civil Rights Movement, serving as chief strategist & organizer of the 1963 March on Washington. A Quaker, he was a key mentor on nonviolent resistance to Martin Luther King Jr. His open homosexuality, Leftist affiliations & the homophobic cowardice of his comrades forced him to work behind the scenes.
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Audre Lorde (2026)
Audre Lorde (2026)
REIFIED Series (series of po'Traits of Queer/Trans+ Ancestors)
oil paint on canvas board, 9x12in.
Audre Lorde (1934–1992) was a celebrated American poet, essayist, and activist who described herself as a "Black, lesbian, feminist, mother, warrior, poet." A prolific writer, she dedicated her life and work to challenging racism, sexism, homophobia, and classism, advocating for intersectional feminism and justice for marginalized groups.
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Galaxy Rook (2022)
Galaxy Rook (2022)
canvas, acrylic paint, floetrol, 16x20 in unframed canvas
Inspired by TikTok@Rookie Rey. A resolute profile emerges from a galaxy of black/blue/magenta/gold; hair glittery with stardust looking forward to an earth side journey.
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Po'Trait of Sinead O' Connor (2024)
Po'Trait of Imam Marcellus “Khalifah” Williams (2024)
Po'Trait of Sinead O' Connor (2024)
Oil paint on canvas board, 9x12in
Sinead O' Connor (1966–2023) was an iconic Irish singer-songwriter known for her powerful voice, shaved head, and outspoken defiance against organized religion, patriarchy, and abuse.
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Po'Trait of Imam Marcellus “Khalifah” Williams (2024)
Po'Trait of Imam Marcellus “Khalifah” Williams (2024)
Po'Trait of Imam Marcellus “Khalifah” Williams (2024)
Po'Trait of Imam Marcellus “Khalifah” Williams (2024)
Oil paint on canvas board, 9x12in
A gifted community organizer and poet, Imam Marcellus “Khalifah” Williams (1968-2024) spent over two decades on Missouri's death row for a crime he did not commit. On Sept. 24, 2024 the state of Missouri executed him. Williams' story is a painful reminder of the racial and systemic inequities that persist in our criminal legal systems.
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THE CLOUDSCAPES
About The Cloudscapes
The cloudscapes are are borne from my spirituality and search for meaning.
They come directly from our practice of rooftop stretches, meditations and attempts to connect to the Natural World, while being surrounded by /mired in the cold callousness of The City.
These works directly confront what it means to find God in what often feels like the Godless urban conditions of late stage capitalism.
Resilience As Praxis (2024)
SOLD
Resilience As Praxis (2024)
oil paint on stretched/unframed canvas, 12in. x 36in.
One of the signatures of my work is use of hyper-saturated color, it asserts;
"I cannot be dampened, I will not succumb!!!"
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I Am River (Float) (2025)
I Am River (Float) (2025)
Oil paint, gamvar, delight on unframed canvases with deep ultramarine border edges. Triptych.: Two 5x7in. pieces and one 8x10in. piece; each with a .75in depth.
This work represents a new iteration of the artist's signature cloud-like forms interplaying with light. The pieces feel both abstract and inspiringly representational.
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Divine Joy Triptych (2023)
Divine Joy Triptych (2023)
Unframed Canvas, acrylic paints, triple glaze spray.
Three canvasses, each is16 x 20 x 0.75 in. All side by side measure 5 feet wide.
We feel connection to the Divine when we cloudgaze and when we get to play with color. The Divine Joy pieces are part of a 6 month period of exploration around the experience of feeling connected to Something Greater than Ourselves.
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Faith's Atmosphere, HighContrast (2024)
Faith's Atmosphere, HighContrast (2024)
Faith's Atmosphere, High Contrast (2024)
Oil paint, gamvar, faith on 16x 20 inch canvas sheet.
Framed - 21.5in. x 17.5 in x .5in. Off white poplar frame with plexiglass insert & white mat.
Faith's Atmosphere-- High Contrast is devoted to the delusional nature of hope. The suspension of doubt & disbelief in favor of a deeply held expectation that things really could work out in your favor; a seed of Hope planted in a heart of weathered stone.
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Faith's Atmosphere, Diffuse (2024)
Faith's Atmosphere, HighContrast (2024)
Faith's Atmosphere-- Diffuse (2024)
Oil paint, gamvar, faith on 16x 20 inch canvas sheet.
Framed 21.5in. x 17.5 in x .5in. Off white poplar frame with plexiglass insert & white mat.
Faith's Atmosphere-- Diffuse is devoted to the delusional nature of hope. The suspension of doubt & disbelief in favor of a deeply held expectation that things really could work out in your favor; a seed of Hope planted in a heart of weathered stone.
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Dreamscapes 3: Orange And (2022)
Dreamscapes 3: Orange And (2022)
Dreamscapes 3: Orange And (2022)
Canvas, acrylic paints, metallic paints, fine glitters, mica, vinegar, water, hope, triple glaze spray.
Three 16 x 20 x.5 in. unframed canvasses.
Dreamscapes 3: Orange And captures the artist's piscean desire for color, brightness, light, softness and safety in contrast to their experience of a chaotic and increasingly unsafe feeling world.
$332, FREE US shipping included
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Cloud 9 (2024)
Dreamscapes 3: Orange And (2022)
Cloud 9 (2024)
Canvas, acrylic paints, gel medium, triple glaze spray.
16x20 inch unframed canvas.
Cloud Nine is a spell, a hope, a prayer that comfort finds us. And when it does, it covers us in a sweet and abiding sense of peace & ease.
$134, FREE US shipping included
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Oakland Sunrise- Sagittarius Season (2023)
Oakland Sunrise- Sagittarius Season (2023)
Oakland Sunrise- Sagittarius Season (2023)
Acrylic paint, gel medium, acrylic varnish.
16 x 12 inch unframed canvas.
A riot of color in the midst of softly lit cloud-like mists of magentas and teals, inspired by a particularly beautiful (and clamorous!) Oakland sunrise. A bold expressive abstract that plays with light and shadow, color and softness to express the feeling of being connected to Nature while surrounded by the sounds of a waking city.
$143, FREE US shipping included
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POURED PAINTINGS/FLOW ART
Poured Paintings/Flow Art
In 2020, I began painting in earnest. After decades as a performance artist, costume designer, milliner and filmmaker I needed to switch genres if I was to have any hope of staying creative in a post-COVID world.
I decided to try out visual art and painting.
I've always preferred to look at abstract painting and so that's where I wanted to start. And what was accessible to me was affordable craft paints, and a very welcoming community of artist's painting using gravity/ centrifugal force and sheer audacity.
I mention this here because pur art/spin art/ zentangles/doodles/puncil drawing etc are some of the most accessible ways folks begin their explorations into visual art.
Just because it's accessible doesn't mean it lacks value. Pour painting taught me composition, color theory and helped me get comfortable working with canvas and paint. And I really enjoyed the spontaneity of that style of painting. If you're curious about pour painting/spin art give it a try! It a great way to begin to explore painting.
Philautia (2020)
Philautia (2020)
Canvas, acrylic paints, floetrol medium, silicon oil, triple glaze spray, breath.
14x14 inch unframed canvas
Philiautia centers and celebrates the proper regard for and attention to one's own happiness & well-being
$134, FREE US shipping included
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Philia (2020)
Philia (2020)
Canvas, acrylic paints, floetrol medium, silicon oil, triple glaze spray, breath.
14x14 inch unframed canvas
Philia celebrates the connection between two well aligned souls in virtue, equality and familiarity.
$134, FREE US shipping included
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Portrait of Pidgeon (2021)
Portrait. of Pidgeon (2021)
Acrylic paint, floetrol medium, triple glaze spray on 8x10 stretched canvas.
SOLD
Black and Infinite (2020)
Black and Infinite (2020)
Acrylic paint, floetrol medium, triple glaze spray on stretched canvas.
Diptych: Two 10 x 20 in pieces
SOLD
Cardiomyocytes (2020), Diptych
Cardiomyocytes (2020)
Acrylic paints, floetrol medium, silicon oil, triple glaze spray on canvas board.
SOLD