1. 2. 3. 4. 5.                                                                                                                                                                        1. Ida B. Wells #5 Is the last of the second chapter of my Lynching Blues series. I read Crusade For Justice, a biography about this remarkable woman, who was an African American journalist and activist during an era when it seemed very rare to be such an entity in American society. She was very vocal in her protest to dismantle systemic racism and ending the brutalization of lynching. In ...

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.                   1. Lynching Blues #9, is a grim piece, as the bulk of this series is, displaying multiple bodies literally hanging like strange fruit from trees in the night. This particular drawing was also loosely executed, with numerous layers of darkened washes, to add to the nightly gloom of the subject, glowing in the moonlight.  2. Lynching Blues #22, is another one of the most disturbing drawings I've ever done. I was hesitant to share it on my Instagram site, but I have to express my truth somehow, rather it is accepted publicly or not. This piece is inspired partly by a narrative recited by actress Angela Bassett, about a slave woman whose baby was literally ripped from her. It was read from slave letters that was a documentary, being performed by different actors and actresses. I remember the ghastly look on Angela's face after reciting the line from the letter. That part of the program stayed with me afterwar...