Oils on 30x38 inch canvas
Cloth has always spoken louder than words. In Black history, garments were never just garments—they were shields, signals, and survival. This portrait holds that lineage: the bonnet as both adornment and defiance, the red bow as fire carried forward, and the bird as the unseen ancestor who testifies. Every fold, every shadow, is a reminder that beauty itself has long been a form of resistance.
Plus, I just love painting pleats.