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From Beale to Bourbon Street: Deep Down in the Mississippi Delta by Najee Dorsey

STUDY I FOR DIVERS VI, oil on paper, 9”x12”, 2022 (currently on view @wbfinearts) Happy Easter. Much 💕 💕. https://www.andraegreen.com #sketch #ressurection #flying #leapoffaith #blackartgallery #jamaicanart #massart #painting  #artcollectors #andraegreenstudios #contemporarypainting #contemporaryart  #artmarket #artworld  #africanamericanartists #Perrotin #ArtBasel #FriezeArtFair #Christise #Sothebys #LehmannMaupin #Artnet #Artsy View all 2 comments (at William Baczek Fine Arts) https://www.instagram.com/p/CcalPm7rP4J/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

DIVERS IV, oil and acrylic on canvas, 36"x48", 2021 (currently on view @maddoxgallery Los Angeles). This one is my absolute favorite in the series so far. The feeling of freedom and movement just came together without too much struggle. I was really in a state of "flow". I feel like this painting takes you on a journey but at the same time doesn't reveal too much about where we are headed. https://www.andraegreen.com #maddoxgallerylosangeles #maddoxgallery #flying #leapoffaith #blackartgallery #jamaicanart #massart #painting  #artcollectors #andraegreenstudios #contemporarypainting #contemporaryart  #artmarket #artworld  #africanamericanartists #Perrotin #ArtBasel #FriezeArtFair #Christise #Sothebys #LehmannMaupin #Artnet #Artsy View all 2 comments (at Baustein Building) https://www.instagram.com/p/CcQiXE_F8y_/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

DIVERS IV, oil and acrylic on canvas, 36"x48", 2021 (currently on view @maddoxgallery Los Angeles). With this one I was try to figure out how does one really achieve the impossible. That in itself is a daunting task and I had no idea of how to describe that visually. But the more that I thought about it my mind began to rest on that last push that the little boy made with his legs before thrusting himself into the air. In my mind I see him being weightless at the moment. Almost beginning to fly.... This painting was about flying pushing pass what your perceived limits were and giving yourself over to the limitlessness of your imagination. For me flying is freedom Swipe right to see the images that sparked my imagination. https://www.andraegreen.com #maddoxgallerylosangeles #maddoxgallery #flying #leapoffaith #blackartgallery #jamaicanart #massart #painting  #artcollectors #andraegreenstudios #contemporarypainting #contemporaryart  #artmarket #artworld  #africanamericanartists #Perrotin #ArtBasel #FriezeArtFair #Christise #Sothebys #LehmannMaupin #Artnet #Artsy (at Baustein Building) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cb-hp5zlb5s/?utm_medium=tumblr

DIVERS IV, oil and acrylic on canvas, 36"x48", 2021 (currently on view @maddoxgallery Los Angeles). With this one I was try to figure out how does one really achieve the impossible. That in itself is a daunting task and I had no idea of how to describe that visually. But the more that I thought about it my mind began to rest on that last push that the little boy made with his legs before thrusting himself into the air. In my mind I see him being weightless at the moment. Almost beginning to fly.... This painting was about flying pushing pass what your perceived limits were and giving yourself over to the limitlessness of your imagination. For me flying is freedom Swipe right to see the images that sparked my imagination. https://www.andraegreen.com #maddoxgallerylosangeles #maddoxgallery #flying #leapoffaith #blackartgallery #jamaicanart #massart #painting  #artcollectors #andraegreenstudios #contemporarypainting #contemporaryart  #artmarket #artworld  #africanamericanartists #Perrotin #ArtBasel #FriezeArtFair #Christise #Sothebys #LehmannMaupin #Artnet #Artsy (at Baustein Building) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cb-hVD9F2Fs/?utm_medium=tumblr

Here is a detail if DIVERS III. I was really encouraged by the conversation of the last post so I want to take a little deeper dive into the themes of the painting and my thoughts at the time. I remember having the paintings of Velasquez, Vermeer and Rubens spinning around my mind at the time. I wanted to talk or suggest about the unseen forces that drives our lives. For instance when I look at the figure I see a "wheel". I see the "wheel of time or life" and the figure although in mid air\flight seems like he is trying to change direction. Can we change direction mid flight? I was trying to get the feel of a whirlwind and everything is the picture was swirling around him. But he was caught in a momentary pause of flight. Good or bad negative or positive the most important thing is that he (we) have the ability to pause. Swipe right to see my inspiration. See if you can guess the names of the works 😉😉 https://www.andraegreen.com #maddoxgallerylosangeles #maddoxgallery #delphianopencall #blackartgallery #jamaicanart #massart #painting  #artcollectors #andraegreenstudios #contemporarypainting #contemporaryart  #artmarket #artworld  #africanamericanartists #Perrotin #ArtBasel #FriezeArtFair #Christise #Sothebys #LehmannMaupin #Artnet #Artsy (at Baustein Building) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cbxp3G4lQiC/?utm_medium=tumblr

DIVERS III, oil and acrylic on canvas, 36"x48", 2021 (currently on view @maddoxgallery Los Angeles) I can still remember how I felt the when I saw "The Fall Of The Damned" by Reubens at the library in the @ednamanleycollege . I remember feeling dazed and my eye felt like they weren't working right. My initial impression was that this was an abstract painting. But I knew that that could not be possible. Abstraction in painting happened formally with the advent of Cubism in 1908, But this painting was done in 1620! Needless to say that image has left a mark on me to this day. In Dives III I was trying to imagine the rise and fall ones life. Can a setback or struggle provide inspiration for success. Is falling necessary to succeed. Can the life of a young boy playing in the ghettos of Jamaica change drastically? Yes maybe, but what if it doesn't, is it still a life worth living? Have the memory of "The Fall of the Damned" helped to anchor my thoughts as I pondered and tried to express these things in my own voice. Swipe right to see the painting ▶️👉🏿 https://www.andraegreen.com #maddoxgallerylosangeles #maddoxgallery #delphianopencall #blackartgallery #jamaicanart #massart #painting #artcollectors #andraegreenstudios #contemporarypainting #contemporaryart #artmarket #artworld #africanamericanartists #Perrotin #ArtBasel #FriezeArtFair #Christise #Sothebys #LehmannMaupin #Artnet #Artsy (at Baustein Building) https://www.instagram.com/p/CbspfGWlByt/?utm_medium=tumblr

Study for DIVERS II, 8"X10", oil and acrylic on canvas, 2021. Doing studies for my larger works is something new to my practice. I always thought that doing them would rob me of the spontaneity that's so precious to me about the act of painting. But actually the opposite is true. The study opens the path ways to explore future. "No race car driver does a big race without a practice run on the track first.." I love this study. I went on to really mess it up. I'm only showing you the best version 😂 https://www.andraegreen.com #maddoxgallerylosangeles #maddoxgallery #delphianopencall #blackartgallery #jamaicanart #massart #painting  #artcollectors #andraegreenstudios #contemporarypainting #contemporaryart  #artmarket #artworld  #africanamericanartists #Perrotin #ArtBasel #FriezeArtFair #Christise #Sothebys #LehmannMaupin #Artnet #Artsy (at Baustein Building) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cbfgm4or24w/?utm_medium=tumblr