The sun sets on an era, but rises on another. Bob Marley sang, " Jah lives" and the advent of Rastafarianism had begun. The un had set on the reign of Emperor Haile Selassi I in 1975 as Mengustu ended the reign of the longest reigning monarch of the ...

The descendants of Abraham (Ibrahim) have been at odds since Ishmael and Isaac were born Ishmael born to Hagar, the Egyptian woman and Isaac born to Sarah, Abraham's wife. Israel and the Arab nations today sybolize the perpetuation of this conflict. ...

This is a revelation of what one could possibly perceive if one were to scrutinize Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa. This revelation is based on the Da Vinci Code and Leonardo s suggestion that the artist who wishes to enhance his faculties for creative...

This is a view of the harbor in my hometown, Portsmouth, Dominica. It is a view of the harbor from the vantage point of Ross University, an American medical school, which did not exist when I was a boy. This imaginary scene could also be generated fr...

Inspired by an open call to artists by the Islip Museum for works that reflect the landscape of Long Island painted in an innovative way, I decided to depict Long Island Sound. I simply wanted to create a pun (literary and visual) on the words Long I...

Is Santa Claus real or a myth' has this image degenerated into a commercial tool to mass market merchandise to the gullible' It seems to be working as has done so for many centuries.

This is an issue that has long intrigued me. It deals with the rejection by some people who undeniably display physical attributes of their African ancestery, but who prefer to deny it in favor of one that, they feel, raises them to a higher social o...

This painting has an unusual incarnation coming from a class that I took on Greek mythology. The course was in Spanish and after having learned from the professor that the Greeks used myth in order to explain natural phenomena, I immediately erupted ...

The Blessing being given to us is the small things that we take for granted. It is the food that we eat, the clothing that we wear and the shelter that protects us from the elements. Today we live in a world full of technology which makes life much ...

The objective here was to juxtapose commonplace objects in which I perceive anthropomorphic characteristics. By juxtaposing the objects strategically and plausibly I can create an alternative reality within an illusionary three dimensional image. In ...

This is my graduation 6/11/2009. I completed a Master's degree in Instructional Technology at Touro College.

I try to create human form by strategically and plausibly juxtaposing commonplace inanimate objects in an effort to depict the African experience and therein demonstrate the anthropomorphic characteristics of our ancestors who were perceived to be le...

The Madonnas of Leonardo and Raphael have always been an attraction for me and I have sought to represent the Madonna in a plethora of ways that are unique to my style of painting. This one seeks to depict the Madonna from an afrocentric perspective ...