3 Paints & more to go

Today is Friday the 21st of March. I am off to a very slow start with my painting for the Congo Global Voice. I have painted three large painting that consist of hues of  yellow. The picture has not been official created because I am having "Artist Block". There is a lot on my mind that is preventing me from creating the artwork. I want to create a image that will capture the culture and issues that is happening in the Congos.

Cherry Red Doc Martens

I just recently brought a pair Cherry Red Smooth Doc Martens. It was on the snowiest day of the year. I had to drive down to Georgetown to buy them. This would have been my 4th trip to purchase the show. I was in a pensive state about the purchase. It’s funny because I am a HIPHOP head. I love HIPHOP, so for me to want to get the Docs are a no no. But me being whom I am, there are really no rules to what I have to wear in fashion. As long as the fashion is comfortable, appealing, durable and cost effective then I will purchase them. I normally would buy the Timbs, but one thing is that Timberlands constructions boots (Buttas), are only for show. The boot company says that they are waterproof. When I wear them, it’s more so for fashion. As I get older it’s more about comfort, rather then style. My comfort will in return create my style. The reason that I had to buy the boot is because I wanted a shoe that was know for revolutionary attitude. The revolutionary attitude that they are known for in my opinion is the Skinheads, Ska, Punk, Band and other forms of alternative music. With this information I decided that this show would be the perfect show for my cause and me. I wanted to paint in a shoe that had a revolutionary spirit that I could be seen in and create in also. Secondly, the reason that I had to buy the show during the snowstorm was because when I first cam e to the DC area, I came during the double snow blizzard of 2009/2010. So unfortunately snow weather is has a symbolic place in my artist journey. So it was a sign that I had to get the shoes. So I have decided to use my Doc Martens as fashion platform for my painting series. My painting series is about the epidemic of the large scale natural resource raping of the Congo and the brutal raping of the women, children soldiers and the brutal beating of the workers. It’s a sad situation that must be answered. 

The Search for the Perfect Color

It early in the morning and I am thinking to myself what colors will resinate to me. I think that I will use a earth tones with bright highlights. Although, I am still interested in using colors that will give my viewers a warm feeling. This is the chaos that I am experiencing  when trying to decide the perfect color to use. The colors that speaks to me are across the board. I will always have to pattern my pictures from my daily life. Sometimes I know that I can be all over the place depending on the state of my emotion.