Jacob Lawrence

These two are from Jacob Lawrence. Their is color and warmth in my family and in I feel it in his " A family". I love blue, and i love the blues that I feel from the color and texture of this painting

A Family 1953 Gouche, ink and pencil with glue on paper

Jacob Lawrence. They did not always leave because they were promised work in the North. Many of them left because of Southern conditions, one of them being great floods that ruined the crops, and therefore they were unable to make a living where they were. 1940-41. Tempera on gesso on composition board.

Romare Bearden

These are two of my favorite Romare Bearden pieces, I can relate to both of the them; i can realte to the train- DC metro and tow the security creativity and love in a quilt
Patchwork Quilt 1970 cut and pasted cloth and paper with synthetic polymer paint on composition board

The Train 1975 photogravue and aqutint

My man Matisse

The following are my favorite lithogrpahs by Henri Matisse, they are lithographs after a gouache decoupage. Matisee's later works are some of my favorite works of art. I love his depiction of the female body.
Women and Monkeys 1952

Standing Nude 1952


Blue Nude Jumping Rope 1952

Feme A'L'Amphore et Grenades 1953

Blue Nude IV


Blue Nude I 1952

William H Johnson

These are some of my favorite paintings by William H. Johnson. I love all of these paintings because they remind me of some things with my family and my home enviornment. Some of them also bing up special memories.

Female Nude 1930-1935 linoleum cut on paper.

Boys Sunday Trip 1939-1942 tempera and pen and ink on paper

Cafe 1939-40 oil on paperboard

Army Training 1942-44 oil on paperboard

Three Freinds 1944-45 serigraph on paper

JitterBugs II. 1941 Modified print