Pick Up.

From "True North," my 15+-year project exploring North St. Louis. This is one of the photographs that will be on display for my solo show of the same name, at #stlouisartistsguild summer 2025.

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“Us Against The World”
24x48in oil on canvas
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“Entangled With You”
36in oil on canvas
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“The Dream”
48x60in oil on heavy weight cotton
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This was the “Big Baddie Finale” piece from my solo exhibition titled “The Beauty of a Black Man Loving Black Men”.

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"Down On the Corner"

From my True North Project, which I'm printing and framing in preparation for my first ever solo show at #stlouisartistsguild this summer.

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"Put To Rest" from my True North project, a 15+ year exploration of North St. Louis. Soon to be a solo exhibit at #stlouisartistsguild.

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From my 15+ year long project True North, documenting the blighted yet hopeful North St. Louis region. My solo first -- my first ever -- features this work and will be up in June-July at #stlouisartistsguild. This is an example of of the small amount of film-based color work in the project