The Verdict
2024
Acrylic + Marker
33.75” x 47.25” panel, framed
A young black man on trial is represented by the layer of brown in this painting. The white dominance in America is trying to wash over this beautiful, rich color. White razor sharp threads entrenched in the fabric of communities, swaths of systemic racism tearing families apart, an almost pure ultramarine blue policing system designed to enslave….this cannot be
The tension in this painting is real. Hope for a more inclusive and equitable tomorrow is continually discouraged with the direction America pursues. The frame encloses all this pressure, frustration, and hope. It’s forever pulsating, ready to explode.