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She stands in full Sunday regalia — Bible held tight in one hand, ballet shoes dangling from the other. The architecture of expectation in one hand. The freedom of the body in the other.
The Saint is a portrait of the duality every Black Southern woman knows. The pull between her own freedom and the religious and domestic role she is expected to inhabit. The mask is her face of performed devotion. The grin underneath is the knowing of a woman who has not yet chosen — or has chosen quietly.
Acrylic on canvas, 2023. First exhibited at Homme Gallery, Washington D.C.
Limited edition of 50. Hand-signed and numbered by the artist. 18x24 inches. Printed on archival fine art paper.
Once they're gone, they're gone.
She stands in full Sunday regalia — Bible held tight in one hand, ballet shoes dangling from the other. The architecture of expectation in one hand. The freedom of the body in the other.
The Saint is a portrait of the duality every Black Southern woman knows. The pull between her own freedom and the religious and domestic role she is expected to inhabit. The mask is her face of performed devotion. The grin underneath is the knowing of a woman who has not yet chosen — or has chosen quietly.
Acrylic on canvas, 2023. First exhibited at Homme Gallery, Washington D.C.
Limited edition of 50. Hand-signed and numbered by the artist. 18x24 inches. Printed on archival fine art paper.
Once they're gone, they're gone.