I am a multidisciplinary visual artist working at the intersection of photography and painting, with a growing exploration into spatial design. My practice centers Black presence, resilience, and elevation — not only on canvas, but in the environments we move through.

My creative journey began behind the lens. For over 14 years, I have worked as a portrait and editorial photographer, shaping light around Black skin with intention and reverence. Photography trained my eye in composition, contrast, and atmosphere. It taught me how to build feeling through framing and space. That foundation continues to inform everything I create.

In painting, I translate that visual language into texture and surface. I build dense, tactile grounds beneath my subjects to represent the weight of history and the pain our people have endured. I apply extra dollops of paint directly from the brush, allowing thickness to gather and harden in certain areas. I use stencils and layered mediums to create depth that resides under the skin. The surface is worked, pressed, and shaped. The ground carries struggle.

Against that textured foundation, my subjects rise. They are elongated, luminous, and unapologetic. Their presence speaks to perseverance. Their glow speaks to survival. The tension between heavy texture and radiant figure reflects a truth we know well: we have carried much, and we continue to thrive.

My ancestral dots anchor the work. Each dot represents lineage, guidance, and continuity. They balance the density of the surface and serve as a reminder that resilience is inherited.

I am currently expanding my creative practice into interior design, exploring how texture, color, and intentional art placement can transform a space. This new direction allows me to consider how my visual language extends beyond the canvas and into lived environments — shaping rooms with the same attention to atmosphere and emotional impact that defines my photography and painting.

Whether through lens, brush, or space, my work is rooted in elevation. I create so that when we encounter it, we feel layered, seen, and powerful.