Illustration Friday: "Celebrate"

Illustration Friday: Vacant

Vacant stare into a vacant city; ever feel like this sometimes?

Poncho Rox the "Family" Art

This one is called "Faithful Family" by the great Poncho Brown. Niiice. You can check his stuff at his official site RIGHT HERE.

Check out the "Next 5"

This guy's art is ill, as in really, really good. This piece is called "Next 5". Check his site out RIGHT HERE.

"Color of Music"

This is the simple but powerful work of Kieth Island. He's all over the Web, but I can't seem to get his official site. I will feature it when it's back up.

Illustration Friday: "Multiple"

This is actually a part of a large mosaic club scene I've done. It's kind of an animation-style scener that emphasizes that "Multiple Drinks Are Better Than One." Whew! Are these IFs getting harder and harder or what?

"In Our Solitude" by John Holyfield

Tell me this doesn't remind you of Sunday evening in the country. Love this by John Holyfield, who actually has a varied style. Check his site out

RIGHT HERE.

Cool, Calm "Caress" by Keith Mallet

I love the color and synchronicity of this work by Keith Mallet. Check him at his site

RIGHT HERE.

Lester Kern's "The Songstress"

Lester Kern's work is well known, especially his "Footsteps" series.

Check out more of him here.

"Lola Beats" Just Rocks

I like this piece by David Garibaldi. The 25-year-old Garibaldi eventually started dabbing in paints in high school, where he was asked by a friend to paint live on stage during a hip-hop show. The paintings took on a musical flavor, and David felt he had found his calling. Check his site out

RIGHT HERE.

Coming Soon: Online Novella "The Light In The Front Yard"

"Fire & Desire" by Frank Morrison

Frank is fast becoming my favorite artist for black art. Check him out RIGHT HERE also.

John P. O'Brien's "Victorian Lady"

John O'Brien has a romantic style. Check his site RIGHT HERE.

Frank Morrison's "Beat Street"

The 24-year old artist who is known for his exaggerated body, who works in watercolor and acrylic, makes his home in Brooklyn, NY. Check out more info RIGHT HERE.

"Sugar Shack" Mixed With "ButtaFly" Equals ...

Introducing ... "Suga .. Fly"
The immortal piece by Ernie Barnes is morphed into a new work, meshing cultures, blending souls, twisting realities.

Edwin Lester's "Restoration"

Aside from its spiritual nod, I don't know why I like this piece from artist Edwin Lester, but I do. Lester is a self-taught artist from Philadelphia who has taken the art world by storm. Click RIGHT HERE to learn more about him.

New Comic I'm Working On

I don't really have a name for it, but the story is coming to me. A spy. A villain. Action. Have any suggestions for a name?

Check out "Loose Juicy Art"

Looove this site, where you can actually buy art. Check out "Poetry in Motion" RIGHT HERE.

"Excess"

WAK: The Modern Day Colossus of Black Art

Perhaps the most widely circulated black modern artist is kevin A. Williams. His pieces, often depicting a scantily clad man and woman, seem to be in a full 70 percent of African American homes and businesses. In fact, his collection of 50 lithograph prints – created under the “WAK Artistry” signature – is the most widely circulated urban fine arts series in the nation. His art has been featured on television’s “Law & Order” (NBC) and “Soul Food” and is said to be Oprah Winfrey's No. 1 artist. He even has an art series with comedian and actor Bernie Mac. This thirty-something self-taught artist has been creating mixed-medium pieces inspired by his coming of age during the 1970s and 1980s. " I try to capture the elements of love," he once said. Captures it he does. Check his site out RIGHT HERE.