ARTIST
FAMU '24 · Tallahassee, FL
Celebrating Beauty, Culture & Color
I paint the women I grew up around — natural hair, gold hoops, sunset skin. Rich oranges and royal blues, layered thick enough to hold a whole heritage.
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"My palette is the heritage that raised me."
Chapter 01 — Selected Works
The Muses
A living archive of the women, children, and quiet studies that pass through the studio — colored pencil, charcoal, oil. New muses added as the paint dries.
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Signature PortraitsAfro Puff Princess
Colored pencil on paper · 2024
Signature PortraitsBlack Power
Colored pencil on paper · 2023
Signature PortraitsBohemian Girl
Colored pencil on paper · 2024
Signature PortraitsBlonde Baddie
Colored pencil on paper · 2023
ConceptualA Look Within
Mixed media illustration · 2024
Oil StudiesSunset Study
Oil on canvas · 2026
Grayscale StudiesCollege Girls
Charcoal on toned paper · 2023
Grayscale StudiesCharacter Studies
Charcoal on paper · 2022
Grayscale StudiesQuiet Portrait
Charcoal on paper · 2022
CommissionsDior — Commission
Colored pencil, commissioned · 2024
ConceptualInner Peace
Colored pencil on paper · 2024
Signature PortraitsPink Feels
Colored pencil on paper · 2023
Signature PortraitsPretty in Pink
Colored pencil on paper · 2024
Coming soon
Reserved
Next muse
Chapter 02 — Behind the Easel
In the Studio,
between the layers.
A quiet look at the room where the paintings happen — the beret, the oil palette, the flowers tucked into a pocket. Documentation of a working artist, in real color.
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The uniform
Orange beret · denim overalls
02
Oil on wood
Working palette, mid-session
03
First layer
Blocking in the crown
04
Softness on purpose
Brushes, blooms, backpocket
Artist Statement
"I paint softness on purpose. Every crown, every coil, every warm brown is a refusal to be rendered small."
— Carlynn