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Art Subject: Portrait
"Shying Away", Original Oil painting by Kelly Birkenruth of Young Woman
Located in Denver, CO
Kelly Birkenruth's "Shying Away" (2023) is an evocative original oil painting on panel, measuring 18 x 12 x 2 inches. This captivating artwork features the delicate profile of a youn...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
"Spectre" (2024) By Andrew Cadima, Original Oil Portrait Painting
Located in Denver, CO
"Spectre" (2024) by Andrew Cadima is an original handmade oil painting that depicts a portrait of a distorted woman with contrasting blue and red. This piece measures 11 x 9 inches a...
Category
2010s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Woman with cameo
Located in Genève, GE
Work on canvas
Original frame
This portrait of a woman with a cameo is a beautiful example of 19th-century classical painting, showcasing the refinement and elegance of its time. The...
Category
Mid-19th Century Academic Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Antidote from the Gods
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Climate change is a serious issue that we must all work together to address. One key solution is the planting of trees. Trees help to absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, which...
Category
2010s Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Fabric, Canvas, Charcoal, Acrylic, Pencil, Mixed Media
$1,880 Sale Price
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Black Devil (Esu) - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Portrait, Africa Men
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
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Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
My Beloved Business -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Animal, Herds Women
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
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Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Atinuke (Precious From Birth)
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
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Atinuke is a Yoruba name commonly used in Nigeria. It carries a beautiful meaning, often translated as "one who is cared for" or "one who is loved."
The painting "Atinuke" captures the essence of beauty and grace, reflecting the rich cultural heritage of Nigeria. With vibrant colors and intricate details, it portrays Atinuke as a symbol of elegance and strength, embodying the timeless spirit of African womanhood.
About Artist
Daniel Owoeye...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
$2,600 Sale Price
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Sankofa - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Men, Modern Art, Oil
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
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Lawrence...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
Victorian Tavern Scene Three Gentlemen in Conversation Over Drinks Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Discussing Ailments
by ALEXANDER AUSTEN (1859-1924)
signed with monogram
oil on canvas, framed
framed: 13.5 x 17 inches
canvas: 9 x 12 inches
Provenance: Private collection, Yorkshir...
Category
Late 19th Century Victorian Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Celebrate Life 15
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
David
s Journey
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
"David's Journey" by Joshua Salami is a captivating artwork that beautifully encapsulates the spirit of a young man embarking on a profound voyage of self-discovery, passion, and vis...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
$1,752 Sale Price
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Jedidiah - 21sr Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Mixed Media, Women, Oval Art
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
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Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Perfect Look -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Portrait, Men, Mixed Media
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
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Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Uncle Josh
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
"Uncle Josh" by Akinboye Akinola Peter stands as a poignant testament to the artistry of portraiture and the depth it can achieve in capturing the essence of an individual. The title...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
$2,000 Sale Price
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Reciprocation is Mandatory (98-99 Series), Original Painting
By Mark Cudd
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
A young woman relaxes into sleep, her tear-stained cheeks revealing the aftermath of a difficult conversation. The years 1998–1999 marked a particularly inten...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Life in My Head
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
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Omoyeni Arogunmati...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$680 Sale Price
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Bay Area Figurative Movement Portrait of a Woman in Oil on Artist
s Board 1950s
By Honora Berg
Located in Soquel, CA
Bay Area Figurative Movement Portrait of a Woman in Oil on Artist's Board 1950s
Portrait of a woman man by Honora Berg (American, 1897-1985). The woman is looking directly at the viewer, with a neutral expression. She has dark hair and a slender nose, and is wearing a blue dress. A distinctive bay area figurative movement portrait by well known San Francisco artist Honora Berg.
Signed "H. Berg" in on verso.
Stamp from Miller Fine Art on verso
Acquired with a collection of the artist's work.
Initialed and numbered "HB 122 " on verso
Unframed.
Board size: 24.75"H x 19"W
Honora Berg (American, 1897-1985) was an Abstract Expressionist and Bay Area Figurative School artist who studied at the San Francisco Art Institute with David Park, Elmer Bischoff and James Budd Dixon. Berg's friend Edith Truesdell — David Park's aunt — suggested a move to California in 1951 to study under Park. She exhibited at the 25th Annual Drawing, Print and Sculpture Exhibition at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, 1961.
Provenance, Estate of Honora Berg - David Carlson Gallery, Larry Miller...
Category
1950s American Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil, Illustration Board
"Harmon - Queens Gambit" Parisian Chess Scene from Queens Gambit Oil Painting
By Cindy Shaoul
Located in New York, NY
This piece depicts a scene from "Queens Gambit" of Anya Taylor Joy during an intense game of Chess with her opponent. An impressionistic take on Parisian...
Category
2010s Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Her Worth -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Africa, Modern Women
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
This painting was inspired by the beauty and diversity of women, and the importance of recognizing and celebrating their worth. I aimed to capture the essence of femininity, elegance...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Inner Peace - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Portrait, Women, Africa
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
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Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
With Yves Coat I. Intervened photograph on canvas, framed.
By Efren Isaza
Located in Miami Beach, FL
With Yves I by Efren Isaza
Measures: 70 x 52 inches
Framed archival pigment image printed onto canvas intervened with paint, ink and intentionally scratched by...
Category
2010s Other Art Style Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Reflect" (2024) by Josh Sorrell, Original Oil Portrait Painting
Located in Denver, CO
"Reflect" (2024) by Josh Sorrell depicts a portrait of a woman with reflected pink light. This painting measures 20 x 16 inches and is unframed but ready to hang.
Josh Sorrell (b. ...
Category
2010s Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
190
s French Post-Impressionist Signed Oil Portrait of Male French Priest
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The French Priest
by Denise Dardel (French circa 1950)
signed lower front, dated 1950 verso
oil on canvas, unframed
canvas: 30 x 19.5 inches
provenance: private collection
condition:...
Category
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Portrait #52, #50 and #51, Triptych. From the Portraits series
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The portraits of Christopher Veggetti are not just works of art; they embody a tangible testimony of the deep need for social inclusion at a national level. In an Italy undergoing co...
Category
2010s Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Acrylic, Archival Paper
Vivienne I- 21st Century Contemporary portrait painting of a young woman
By Al Saralis
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Al Saralis
'Vivienne I'
Ø 30 cm
oil on canvas on wood
Artist Al Saralis lives and works in Hampshire (United Kingdom) and, as he says, does not paint reality, but what he perceives ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Oil
Candido Ballester surreal. black. face. acrylic painting
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
Personaje original surrealist acrylic painting
Cándido Ballester is a contemporary Mallorcan painter who was born in 1926. As a child he had to emigrate to Argentina. In the 60's he ...
Category
1980s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Cardboard
The Cornish Fisherman Antique English Signed Oil Painting Portrait of Sea Man
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"Longshore Bill"
by David W. Haddon, British early 1900's
signed oil on board , framed
framed: 18 x 14 inches
board: 15 x 12 inches
provenance: private collection, UK
condition: very...
Category
Early 20th Century English School Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Jesus Christ, Portrait, Original oil Painting, Ready to Hang
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Alexander Litvinov
Work: Original oil painting, handmade artwork, one of a kind
Medium: Oil on Cardboard
Style: Classic Figurative
Year: 2001
Title: Jesus Christ
Size: 20.5"...
Category
2010s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Face and Phases - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, African Women
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
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Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Moment of Stillness -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Love Women
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
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Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Pretty in Yellow -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Colour, Women
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
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Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
French Realist Painting Black smith workshop Old trade Early 20th
Located in PARIS, FR
Albert Léon LEBARQUE
Quatre-Champs (Ardennes), 1853 – Paris, 1939
The blacksmith's workshop
Oil on panel24 x 18 cm (34.5 x 28 cm with frame)
Signed and dated lower left “A. Lebarque ...
Category
1910s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Victim (When The Sky Seems So Blue)
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
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Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
$3,600 Sale Price
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Finding A Safe Place -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Colourful
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure
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Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
$2,600 Sale Price
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"When She Was Around" - Contemporary Realism of a Woman in Blue and Earth Tones
Located in Carmel, CA
Rizaldy Celi Jr. (American, Filipino-Vietnamese, born 1983)
"When She Was Around" 2025
Oil Paint, Pigment, Canvas, Stretcher Bars
The artist signed the...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Wire
Stronger With You - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Brotherhood
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure
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Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
$1,960 Sale Price
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c. 2000s Underwater Queen by Zofia Statis
Located in New York, NY
Sophie Statis-Rozwadowski (also known as Zofia Statis)
Untitled, c. 2000s
Oil on canvas board
28 x 22 in.
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Just Soar, Don
t Hesitate
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Accept yourself, love yourself, help others and keep moving forward, if you want to fly you have to give up on what weighs you down. The greatest step towards a life of simplicity is...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Charcoal, Acrylic
$2,250 Sale Price
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Fine Oil Painting Portrait of an Aristocratic Wigged Gentleman
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of an Aristocrat
European artist, 20th century
oil on canvas, unframed
canvas : 30 x 24 inches
provenance: private collection, Wiltshire
condition: very good and sound condi...
Category
20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
PORTRAIT OF UGO FOSCOLO - Antonio Jannone - Italian Oil On Canvas Painting
Located in Napoli, IT
PORTRAIT OF UGO FOSCOLO - Oil on canvas cm.50x40, Antonio Jannone, Italy, 2002.
this beautiful portrait of the Italian poet Ugo Foscolo is the painter's pe...
Category
Early 2000s Old Masters Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Femme V, 2015
Located in Atlanta, GA
Born in 1951, Eishin Yoza was largely inspired by the 1970s growing up. The art sphere of the 1970s was epitomized by a desire to evolve and strengthen its...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Minimalist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
January 1, 1999 (98-99 Series), Original Painting
By Mark Cudd
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
A young woman turns in quiet reflection, her expression hinting at a disappointing New Year’s celebration. Rendered in monochrome tones, her white blouse and ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Figure Arising In The Blue Waters Abstract French 20th Century Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Figure in Blue Waters
Annie Faure (French 1940-2021)
signed oil on canvas
canvas: 24 x 19.5 inches
Provenance: private collection
Condition: very good condition
For more any more i...
Category
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Portrait #52. From the Portraits series
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The portraits of Christopher Veggetti are not just works of art; they embody a tangible testimony of the deep need for social inclusion at a national level. In an Italy undergoing co...
Category
2010s Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Acrylic, Archival Paper
Portrait of Young Boy
Located in London, GB
'Portrait of Boy' by Luigi Corbellini (circa 1930s). The artist painted this endearing young boy whose name remains unknown. Perhaps the slightly timid expre...
Category
1930s Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$854 Sale Price
50% Off
Banuso (Safe Space) - 21st Century Contemporary, Expressionist, Men, Earth Tone
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
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Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Blush - Original Soft Sally K Figurative Artwork
By Sally K
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Lebanese American artist Sally K.'s captivating floral portraits are both mesmerizing and empowering. Her pop-realistic paintings are inspired by strong, feminine women, celebrating ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
"Portrait of Fanny Adam" Mary Jane Peale, Mid-19th Century, Early Portrait
Located in New York, NY
Mary Jane Peale
Portrait of Fanny Adam, 1857
A scanned photograph of the back of the canvas taken prior to relining shows the inscription "Fanny Adam / painted by / Mary J. Peale / P...
Category
1850s Academic Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Narcisus (2020), 2020
Located in Atlanta, GA
Jacopo Scassellati was born in Sassari (Sardinia) in 1989 where he still resides today. His family is originally from Umbria. Very early on, he disp...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Sable - 21st Century Contemporary, Expressionist Portrait, African Woman, Face
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
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Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Allegory of The Wheat Harvest (19th-century Folk Art Child portrait)
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Allegory of a Wheat Harvest (Portrait of young child), ca. 1850, by unknown American artist. Oil on panel measures 9 x 11 inches. Unframed. Original con...
Category
19th Century Folk Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
A Life Unraveled - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Women, Oil
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
“A Life Unraveled” is an introspective exploration of the human experience, where the very fabric of our existence is laid bare. This evocative title captures the essence of a life i...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$2,400 Sale Price
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Pigging Out at the Diner, Surreal Anthropomorphic Pig Satirical Illustration
Located in Soquel, CA
A satirical, surreal depiction of a pig at a lunch counter by an unknown artist (20th Century). This scene, full of symbols and satire, portrays the anth...
Category
Late 20th Century Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Illustration Board
$680 Sale Price
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"An Invasion", Chicago, Woman figure, social change, Acrylic on Wood
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"An Invasion" is a piece by Qiaira Riley made from acrylic paint and beads on found wood. This piece measures measures 24"h x 24"w unframed.
"Inspired by the changing visual landscape of my hometown of Chicago, I created these works to explore how the gentrification of the south-side disrupts intimate, private memories associated with public spaces in the name of urban "renewal," even creating commodifiable opportunities to make community memories public and profitable, yet not sacred. I was attending a suburban private liberal arts college; many classmates often seemed obsessed with fantastical, cheap narratives about my community and the folks in it that deeply contrasted the memories of love and care I had grown up with. These works remember and reclaim these spaces while showing off my favorite public treasures, sights, and delicacies.
There are also odes to the sweet parts of my adolescence that I hope urban development will not shift: running around the city with my father, who has worked for the Chicago Park District for over 25 years, my mom getting me a 6 piece from Harold's Chicken whenever I got a good report card, or stopping by Zberry, the city's first black-woman owned froyo shop to get a treat after school. I moved to Philadelphia that same year with just two suitcases, my art supplies storage...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Wood, Acrylic, Found Objects
Indian Woman
Located in Zofingen, AG
shipped in roll
This painting is dedicated to my first visit to India, capturing a moment on a Goa beach which I photographed. This photo was featured in Photovogue Italy, a great ho...
Category
2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Dreams (Pianist) - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, People, Blue, Musical
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
I'm haunted by what I've seen and been told, so I seek solace in quiet teashops. My mind is filled with tears and words, and I crave truth in operas and poetry. I tape letters and ph...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Always the Fool
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"Always the Fool" is a 51.5in x 61.5in original oil painting by Katherine Fraser in a handmade wood frame.
"Life often strikes me as a string of moments, lik...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Escuela Rusa (Año 1917) - Óleo sobre tela - Jesucristo con el cáliz
Located in Sant Celoni, ES
Como pueden apreciar, la obra va firmada en la parte inferior y fechada del año 1917
Se presenta enmarcada la obra (el marco presenta alguna leve falta)
El estado de la obra es act...
Category
1910s Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
$860 Sale Price
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"Moderato, " Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Sybiline's (CAN based) "Moderato" is an original, handmade oil and alkyd painting that depicts a portrait of a woman juxtaposed with white and blue patterning.
About the Artist:
Sy...
Category
2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel, Alkyd
$487 Sale Price
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"Come Out and Play", Child Portrait, Chicago transport, Acrylic on found wood
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"Come Out and Play" is an original piece by Qiaira Riley made from acrylic paint on found wood. This piece measures measures 24"h x 14"w unframed.
"Inspired by the changing visual landscape of my hometown of Chicago, I created these works to explore how the gentrification of the south-side disrupts intimate, private memories associated with public spaces in the name of urban "renewal," even creating commodifiable opportunities to make community memories public and profitable, yet not sacred. I was attending a suburban private liberal arts college; many classmates often seemed obsessed with fantastical, cheap narratives about my community and the folks in it that deeply contrasted the memories of love and care I had grown up with. These works remember and reclaim these spaces while showing off my favorite public treasures, sights, and delicacies.
There are also odes to the sweet parts of my adolescence that I hope urban development will not shift: running around the city with my father, who has worked for the Chicago Park District for over 25 years, my mom getting me a 6 piece from Harold's Chicken whenever I got a good report card, or stopping by Zberry, the city's first black-woman owned froyo shop to get a treat after school. I moved to Philadelphia that same year with just two suitcases, my art supplies storage...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Wood, Paper, Acrylic
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