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Mark Dukes
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- Who is your favorite Black artist and why.
- Kerry James Marshall. Because of his concentration on iconic blackness.
- About Me:
- I am an iconographer and painter and writer
- Are you a visual artist if what medium
- Painting.... acrylic and gold leaf and metal embossing on wood panel and acrylic on canvas mostly. Murals and studio size paintings.
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My revaluation of Aunt Jemima and the Dear Thomas Letter
The following is a letter I wrote to a friend. I am publishing it here because I think it succinctly talks about my work and how my work came into being and what it is about. Thomas is a conservative friend of mine who didn't quite understand my intentions and thought they were based in resentment rather than a perception of genuine spirituality.
Dear Thomas
I knew that when I sent this to you that you would probably say something in response that I had no way of anticipating. I hope I can c… Continue
Dear Thomas
I knew that when I sent this to you that you would probably say something in response that I had no way of anticipating. I hope I can c… Continue
Posted on December 11, 2008 at 11:30pm —
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Your works are well strong and evoke powerful emotions - InI apprecialove you sharing them. More prosperity. Oneness.
You have to check with the network creator. This is not my site. Thanks for stopping by my page here. I invite you to fully re-read my page here at Aesthetic Ascension. Feel free to stop by my social networking site which is called Kuumba Artistic Expressions. It can be viewed at http://kuumbaartisticexpressions.ning.com
Aside from that, I have several other sites.
Take care,
Afrika Midnight Asha Abney
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Regards and Peace from RerisireR
I noticed that you do not have a website or blog. You should check out fineartamerica.com and blogspot.com
Welcome. Look forward to viewing some samples of your work.
Peace,
Afrika Midnight Asha Abney
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