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Painting of overlapping torsos in warm colors with a white void in the center, suggesting both intimacy and distance.
BODY was created for the Feminist Expression, Art in Action! exhibition and is made with markers on canvas (14 x 11 in). This piece was sold for $90. The accompanying poem serves as its description, written by the artist.
License: © All Rights Reserved. It swivels and swerves down the pavement, Dropping on the floor, As it de-tangles blood and Earth, My body breaths. Like a temple set on fire. Demolished and defaced for desire. My body dances, Though the twilight for the beat, And the roaring of hurt. My body aches, Because it’s not my body anymore. It’s yours - The hungover man on the street, The doctor in defiance, The parched lips of a politician, My body can’t handle no more, So, I lift my head up higher.
Digital painting of a dark face with glowing blue eyes and soft green accents, emerging from a shadowy background.
A Face of the Night was created in 2019 and is made with digital media (512 x 512 in).
License: © CC BY-NC-ND 4.0. A Face of the Night captures the quiet mystery of the unseen.
Bright, fluid marker illustration of nude women with vibrant skin tones and swirling colored outlines, radiating sensuality.
Sexual Vibes (2020) is drawn with alcohol-based markers on paper, radiating bold color and fluid feminine energy.
License: © CC BY-NC-ND 4.0. “Sexual Vibes” celebrates liberated femininity and the pulse of self-owned desire. Figures with orange, green, and blue-toned skin sway within psychedelic outlines, their forms flowing into one another. Each curve and hue vibrates with unapologetic sensuality.
A close-up pastel portrait of a femme face with bold brows, red lips, and a blue background, eyes turned slightly away.
A soft pastel self-portrait that pairs vivid color with bold expression, created on canvas in 2024.
License: © CC-BY-NC. A moment of reflection in a pool of pastel and curls. “Portrait in Pastel” layers soft, expressive strokes with warm highlights, centering quiet presence and an almost dreamlike softness.
Digital portrait of a Black woman with short dark hair against a pink and blue backdrop covered with bold text on beauty.
A Face of Beauty was created for the Senior Art Showcase, 2019 and is made with digital media (8 x 11 in).
License: © CC BY-NC-ND 4.0. A Face of Beauty explores how beauty standards can uplift and marginalize, holding a quiet tension between empowerment and exclusion.
Abstract digital portrait of a feminine figure with elongated limbs, layered faces, and intersecting lines on tan background.
Lady Prime was created in 2019 as a digital illustration (1080 x 1920 px).
License: © CC-BY-NC. “Lady Prime” explores selfhood in flux. Elongated limbs stretch across the canvas, fractured yet purposeful. Overlapping faces hover like echoes of self, their gazes both steady and searching.
Vector portrait of a Black man with strong facial features, expressive eyes, and bold linework against a flat background.
BLACK FACE was created in 2019 as part of the Biggish Smallish Stereotypes project and is made with digital vector art (600 x 600 px).
License: © All Rights Reserved. How do labels shape the lives of Black men in America? BLACK FACE reflects the weight of stereotypes and the quiet defiance behind the gaze.
Vector close-up of a blonde woman’s face with exaggerated features, overlaid repeatedly with the word 'BIMBO' in bold text.
BIMBO was created in 2019 as part of the Biggish Smallish Stereotypes collection and is made with digital vector art (5.3 x 5.3 in).
License: © All Rights Reserved. Who is too salacious or revealing? Who gets to decide? BIMBO questions the absurdity of perception and judgment.
A dark-skinned figure with pink-purple hair and a yellow bead necklace stands amid bright flames under a vivid blue sky.
A Burning Fire: Sula Ablaze was created for the Feminist Expression, Art in Action! exhibition and is made with markers on canvas (40 x 30 in).
License: © All Rights Reserved. Whatever is burning in me is mine!” — Toni Morrison, Sula "A Burning Fire: Sula Ablaze" radiates strength and resilience, flames curling around a calm, unyielding figure beneath a vibrant sky. Part of the Feminist Expression, Art in Action! exhibition, it honors the power of self-possession and the fire within.
Abstract vector cityscape with curved red and yellow skyscrapers against a neon-toned skyline at night.
City Bounds (2019) is a bold vector cityscape that reimagines the urban skyline as a vibrant, living organism.
License: © All Rights Reserved. City Bounds is a digital vector illustration that transforms the urban skyline into a dynamic visuals; the piece captures the energy and overstimulation of a modern metropolis. Perfect for editorial, branding, or print applications, City Bound speaks to motion, emotion, and the untamed pulse of city life.
A graphic vector portrait with lavender hair and white eyes overlaid with large “FACE” text on a red background.
FACE was created in 2019 as part of the Biggish Smallish Stereotypes project and is made with vector art (1423 x 1423 px).
License: © All Rights Reserved. Who are you when everything that defines you can be taken away? FACE reflects the loss of identity in a world that reduces people to labels and surveillance. Who becomes just another faceless cog in society’s machine?
Black ink sketch of women with large textured hair and flowing gowns, overlapping in layered, rhythmic lines and faces.
Bag Lady Epiphany was created in 2020 and is made with micropens on drawing paper (755 x 960 px).
License: © CC BY-NC-ND 4.0. Still movin' and groovin', Bag Lady channels the spirit of Erykah Badu’s music. She will not carry that bag.
Marker painting of a nude figure with textured hair surrounded by floating heads and clouds of pink, purple, and blue.
Sis, Life’s a Paradox was created for the Feminist Expression, Art in Action! exhibition and is made with markers on canvas (30 x 20 in).
License: © All Rights Reserved. Sis, get on my ride. My time. My level, my crack. You wish you could sit with me, and that’s a fact. Bitch, eat my pussy. Stare at my ass. Tell me that I am a Goddess – your Supreme Being. Worship my body, Kneel and watch me, Attack, Attack, Attack! Cuz you think I’m your pretty nigga - A hood bitch, with a supple trap. No sis, I ain’t your bitch, but remember: Life’s a Paradox. And while you’re waiting for me to attack, I’ll sit back and relax and say: Sis, why you so violent?
A loose figure drawing of a nude person seated, highlighted with warm tones and pink at the joints, chest, and hips.
Naked Lady Sitting Drawing was created in 2020 using Micropens on drawing paper (600 x 643 px).
License: © CC-BY-NC. “Naked Lady Sitting Drawing” drawing captures a nude figure in a simple, seated position, using pink and warm tones to emphasize form and balance.
Five vivid marker-and-ink drawings on cardstock arranged in a cross, exploring femininity and body image.
Breast Implants and Body Issues: A Comfortable Glimpse was created for the 2019 Senior Showcase using Copic markers and Micropens on cardstock (~18 x 18 in).
License: © All Rights Reserved. Breast Implants and Body Issues: A Comfortable Glimpse uses vibrant colors and multilayered shapes and imagery to critique how women and beauty standards are shaped by cultural perception and pressure. Each piece invites the viewer to sit with the discomfort and realities of the narratives society builds around femininity and self-image.
A nude figure with dark curly hair and brown skin stands with red marks around her, blood visible between her legs.
A Crimson Woman was created for the Senior Studio Art Exhibition, 2019 and is made with micropens and Prismacolor markers on paper (3.3 x 4 in).
License: © All Rights Reserved. A Crimson Woman reflects the visceral beauty and power of women’s bodies, unflinching in its portrayal of blood and embodiment. As part of the Breast Implants and Body Issues: A Comfortable Glimpse collection, it challenges the shame often attached to menstruation and celebrates the resilience of the physical self.
Abstract nude figure drawn in flowing lines and bold colors, celebrating curves and sensuality.
Curved Ecstasy was created for my Senior Art Showcase in 2019 as part of Breast Implants and Body Issues: A Comfortable Glimpse and is made with Micropens and Copic Markers on cardstock (4.5 x 3.5 in).
License: © All Rights Reserved. Flowing lines and layered forms invite the viewer to lose themselves in the body’s curves and subtleties, celebrating sensuality and sexuality without apology.
Chaotic lines and vibrant orange-red hues form a torso-like shape, confronting norms about the female body and self-expression.
BREASTS was created for my Senior Art Showcase in 2019 as part of Breast Implants and Body Issues: A Comfortable Glimpse and is made with Micropens and Copic Markers on cardstock (3.2 x 3.5 in).
License: © All Rights Reserved. The chaotic lines and vibrant, searing colors draw focus to the body, confronting the viewer with society’s discomfort around nudity and self-expression. BREASTS refuses to apologize, challenging the notion that the female body must be hidden or softened to be acceptable.
Abstract portrait in vivid greens, reds, and purples with overlapping lines, blending beauty and distortion in one face.
BEAUTY UGLY was created in 2019 as part of Breast Implants and Body Issues: A Comfortable Glimpse, which was exhibited in my Senior Showcase. It is made with micropens and Prismacolor markers (3.2 x 3.5 in).
License: © All Rights Reserved. BEAUTY UGLY asks: what makes a face beautiful, and who decides? Can the tangled lines and clashing colors be ugly—or are they simply true?
Abstract portrait of a blue-toned woman with chaotic black linework, set against an orange and red background.
Ugly Beauty was created in 2019 as part of Breast Implants and Body Issues: A Comfortable Glimpse, which was exhibited in my Senior Showcase. It is made with Micropens and Prismacolor Markers (2.5 x 3.5 in).
License: © All Rights Reserved. Ugly Beauty embodies the paradox of beauty and judgment. Scribbled black lines dance across a blue-toned face, framed by fiery orange and red. As part of the Senior Showcase collection Breast Implants and Body Issues: A Comfortable Glimpse, challenges cultural expectations of elegance and self-acceptance.
A loose line drawing of a femme figure with curly hair, red lips, and bold eyeshadow on white paper.
Blue Shirt Woman was created in 2020 using Micropens and Copic Marker on drawing paper (8 x 12 in).
License: © CC-BY-NC. A portrait of a femme figure whose bold red lips and confident eyes meet the viewer head-on.

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