Comment if you know another artist that can produce fine art using crayons? Minnie Evans was notorious for drawing with anything on hand, including discarded window shades, book bindings, scrap paper. She also favored the use of Crayola crayons as she said “they are the best.” Come on @crayola ! Minnie Eva Evans was an African American artist who worked in the United States from the 1940s to the 1980s. Evans used different types of media in her work such as oils and graphite,

I am full today. My spirit is restored and renewed by the wealth of beauty that my people possess. I knew that my journey of discovering Black artists would bring about a wealth of knowledge and more appreciation for beautiful art. However, I did not realize how emotional the trek will be. Many of the artists we have talked about so far saw themselves as human beings who had something to say about the world around them. These artists used the gifts to create pieces that force

Clementine Hunter We celebrate Clementine Hunter. Ms Hunter was a folk artist. Ms Hunter was a not so modern day creative. She could do it all! She made some of the most beautiful quilts and tapestries that told stories of the buildings on Melrose Plantation where she live for most of her 101 years. Experts say that “Hunter made several quilts that were [very] abstract.” These abstract quilts matched her later abstract and impressionist paintings. She once said that “I just g

Who could deny the powerfully elegant and majestic portrait of our First Lady, Michelle Obama @michelleobama? Sherald says, “I want my portraits to create a space where blackness can breathe." #blackgirlmagic #dopeblackart #blackartistspace #artwork #drawing #love #blackartmatters #blackartistry #blackartists#sketch#melanin#blackartcollectors#photography#artoftheday#art#blackartistsconnected#blackartist#artist#blackartwork#painting#blackart space #black#blackartistsmatter#ill