African Girl with Cup
Acrylic and Spray Paint on Canvas – 12×24”
$150

IMPORTANT UPDATE: What One Can Do With Blue

The deadline to purchase the All-You-Can-Jet Pass was Friday, August 21. Unfortunately, I did not raise enough money to purchase the pass before Jet blue sold out of the limited number of passes available. I contacted Jet Blue before the deadline and before the passes were sold out in hopes to receive a complimentary pass, but have yet to receive a response from their corporate office. Although I do not have the All-You-Can-Jet Pass, the What One Can Do With Blue project has not been cancelled but reconstructed. My eagerness to see this project to completion has not faltered even though a major aspect of its initial plan has failed. God gave me a heart for people and for bringing encouragement and hope where they are needed. This project was developed for a purpose, and I am determined to make it happen.

I have reconfigured my project plans but have kept the same overarching purpose: to bring attention and appreciation to admirable, local humanitarian based non-profits and organizations across the nation.

What One Can Do With Blue

My current work combines creativity with activism:
What One Can Do With Blue…

On Friday, August 14, Jet Blue released the All-You-Can-Jet Pass. The pass allows passengers unlimited flights to and from Jet Blue destinations September 8-October 8, 2009.  As an artist, humanitarian, and adventurer, I am maximizing this opportunity by creating a documentary that highlights the work of great social causes in a one month, cross-country tour. I will visit ten cities (listed below) in thirty days with one purpose: to bring attention and appreciation to local humanitarian based non-profits and organizations across the nation. I will spend two to four days with each group conducting volunteer work and learning more about the group’s cause. I will document the tour using text and audio from interviews, video and photography, press releases and print articles, as well as blog posts and other forms of social networking updates.  I will also produce one piece of artwork in each city representing the organizations involved in the respective city as well as my project sponsors.

Cities*:
1. New Orleans, LA
2. Austin, TX
3. San Diego, CA
4. Phoenix/Window Rock, AZ
5. Seattle, WA
6. Chicago, IL
7. New York, NY
8. Boston, MA
9. Jacksonville/St. Augustine, FL
10. Durham/Raleigh/Chapel Hill, NC
*Subject to change

Without financial contributions from businesses, organizations, and individuals, this project would not be possible. It will take only $10 from 70 people to cover the cost of JetBlue’s All-You-Can-Jet Pass. Additional money received through this fundraising campaign will go towards accommodations, food, and equipment for the tour. If you would like to support this project with a $10 donation, please visit the DONATE link below. Again, this project would not be possible without donors like you.

Thank you for your support!

DONATE

Jedidiah Clothing Discount Code

As a member of the Jedidiah Clothing Street Team,  I am posting a 10% off discount code for you to use in the Jedidiah online store. Not only are there awesome threads to buy but also great accessories and artist canvas prints. A portion of your purchase will support the Jedidiah sponsored humanitarian causes through Jedidiah’s 1% for Humanity commitment.

Discount Code: streetteam09
Enter this code under Redeem a Discount Coupon at the bottom of the Your Shopping Cart: Items page before you check out.

Take advantage of the discount code here. Enjoy!

Faces||Story

Completing paintings is always a great sense of accomplishment. I recently applied for the Durham Art Guild Golden Belt Residency, but in order to have a cohesive portfolio for my application, I needed to paint several more portraits to expand the Faces||Story series.

The series started with portraits of an African woman, a cowboy, and Henry Kissinger. I have a huge passion for people: their faces, eyes, emotions, beauties, pains, and joys. So, this series, unlike many others, is not difficult for me to stick with. It is important to note that within this series is a smaller series, which was commissioned by Strouse Campbell, my boyfriend and subsequently a collector. He admired the style of the first three portraits and wanted paintings of his own that represented who he deemed “Badasses:” Cynthia McKinney, Ron Paul, Dead Prez, Dennis Kucinich, and Steven Jones. The series will continue to grow with people recognizable, individuals you may need to look up, and others that are more a representation of a population or emotion rather than a real person.

So, here are a couple I completed within the past few weeks. What do you think? Who would you like to see added to the series?