Just from a photo I liked. Always looking for stuff to paint. This one looks much more vivid in person, blues don’t come through in the photos.
Not in the Same Boat
Game Changers
I’d had this thought percolating for awhile about how important sports figures are in the modern era as catalysts for social change. So I decided to do a Rushmore of Black men who were instrumental in the civil rights movement. I chose men from four sports, three of whom were giant figures when I was coming of age.
I thought I would do a Rushmore-like treatment, but I’m not skilled enough to make them recognizable as stone carvings. So I went with more lifelike depictions. I was going to use charcoal and paint as I had with my recent work of the two coaches, but I decided instead on charcoal and pastel on paper.
Extra credit to all who can identify all four of them.
