Misty black boy joy 5x5 mixed media on wood

5x5 mixed media on wood panel

So the best of the best jazz musicians make their craft seem effortless when the reality is quite the opposite

The background which is both ordered and chaotic—which evokes countless narratives—fills in the blanks of our collective humanity

Notice the exhaustion on her face

The love between mother and child is perhaps the most recognizable dynamic in all of humanity

Misty black boy joy 5x5 mixed media on wood36x48, oil, stretched on canvas, and gallery wrapped Misty Copeland is beauty, grace, and intelligence personified. She created space for black girls in ballet and professional dance by simply being excellent. This is my effort to capture some of her black girl magic.