The Great Migration
Original pastel painting 21 x 29 inches is framed and matted. Includes a Certificate of Authenticity and a narrative.
My Uncle Fred was one of the six million Black people who migrated from the American South to Northern, Midwestern, and Western states during a period call the "Great Migration." Fred moved to Chicago, Illinois looking for a better life. He joined his sister and brother who had already settled there.
Fred often said moving to Chicago was the highlight of his life. He met the love of his life, found employment at Fiberglass and Plastic company. He worked there for 24 1/2 years until the company went bankrupt. Fred worked at the American Can Company as an expeditor in the controller department until his retirement.
Life experiences and a love for art history have profoundly shaped to my artistic voice. Inspired by Impressionism. My Surrealist, and Symbolist art, is infused with symbols the viewer must interpret and discover.
The lines and strokes that dominate these pastel paintings give them form and dimension. The movements and nuances of lines that emanate with energy. They are not static expressions. Ordered thoughts and passionate emotions are my guiding principles. I never considered any of my paintings completed. Each one is an unfinished thought.
