Essentially I look for a depth of emotional expression in my models. Using large, extreme close-ups, I try to bring the viewer into a close intimacy with the subjects. Black males are often depicted in media as threatening and menacing or not depicted at all. I hope that the black males in my paintings are noble, strong, vulnerable, sensitive, handsome and otherwise positive. There are many artists preoccupied with the female form.
Much ethnic art seems rural or third world.
My art is male, modern and urban American. I have been heavily influenced by hip-hop, San Francisco street art, and the dance scene at The Box. I love Haitian peasant paintings and other primitive art. I have shown my work at various venues in the Bay Area and throughout the world on my web page. Most of the art is available as original oil paintings, framed and unframed prints, refrigerator magnets, t-shirts and as note cards.