I was thrilled to be honored with honorable mention in the InSIGHTful gallery show at the Norris Cultural Arts Center in St. Charles. Somehow,
The InSIGHTful exhibition featured artwork that conveys optimism. My colored pencil artwork, Ain’t God Good, was one of two pieces I have in this show.
Inspired by a homeless man I saw crawling out from the overgrowth of weeds and brush next to the Cumberland River in downtown Nashville, Tennessee. He wore a t- shirt, with the message “Ain’t God Good.” I puzzled over this for days. Is this, despite his circumstances, his true belief? Or was it a piece of donated clothing given to him? Perhaps he is wearing the shirt as an ironic message. As I thought about it, he became the inspiration for this mixed media artwork. To focus upon the hopeful humanity which exists in bleak circumstances, the man is the only color in the artwork.
This was created in mixed media; using Prismacolor colored pencils and Prismacolor markers on grey illustration board.
