A little while back, we featured the works of Fine Artist April Harrison. Today we feature the woman in a momentary pictorial of Artists’ Glamour… Photography courtesy of Josh Norris. You can view more of his work here. You’ve seen the woman here. See her extraordinary works here and here. Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Tumblr it Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on this post

And the works that she and Maurice Evans have created for in the Garden are the cool that generate heat. Check out this preview of their collection. PrettyBlak… check out the Body Jewel Collection by Maurice Evans in the Garden Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Tumblr it Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on this post

“i believe art can change the world. let’s make a difference. i’m tryna do work that looks like no other. i’ve done magazines, album & book covers, but my current passion is fine art.” “i’m currently workin in natural light. god’s illumination on Black skin is magnificent 2 me.” “Black people need 2 see images of ourselves w/ humanity. women beautiful regardless of size, shape or complexion. men strong, sensitive & loving. parents & children caring & happy. couples in love in warm intimate moments. us as lovers, sensual...

a moment’s capture… Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Tumblr it Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on this post

Sheree Swann loves capturing the unique beautiful in all people. Finding photography liberating, she uses it to create opportunities to elevate her mind and spirit. Her images are, fascinating explorations and sensuously artistic. They are funky and they are fierce, appealing to that edgy quality in us all. Life, the way Sheree see it, “is bold, colorful and full of contrast”, which is reflected in her work. “I love to show people how I see them, in the light of being beautiful, even if they don’t see that beauty in themselves. With that, I will continue to create art through...

History takes me back to the basement of our culture I can’t hide myself anymore Beneath this so-called of civilized men The sands of time is what I’ve been made with The hand of the past may help to lay back relax If we check it now. And what you’ve got to do is just take care of That inner black beauty that shines through Your melanine tone And take care of everything you got visible or invisible. For not so long ago they didn’t love none of us – At all. I’d like to tell you something It’s all about my own thing Now I know what is sweet I know what is sweet as sugar cane ...

———————————————————————— Racism exists inside the black race. Light skinned versus dark skin, long ‘good’ hair versus kinky hair, and now African versus African-American. It is not the models themselves doing this. It is the industry that has decided what black beauty has to look like. -Mwabi Kaira-Murdock Stand up for change, Dare to be Different ———————————————————————— Everything...

Gus Bennett, Jr. is a Photographer out of New Orleans. I’ve always admired his techniques of combining photographic images with archival painted abstracts to create a soulful creatively intimate capture. I am humbled and inspired by his works. Hopefully, he will be a part of the portal. In the meantime, I share these extraordinary works here. To see more of his works you can find them here and here. Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Tumblr it Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on this post

Taking a moment to explore a couple of my inspirations: the dancer/muse Vanisha and the photographer/artist Gus Bennet. You’ve seen many of my images of Vanisha here on the Project and you can see the work of Gus Bennet here. I am digging these. They make me want to paint and draw again. Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Tumblr it Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on this post

More inspiration from Naturally Leslie Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Tumblr it Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on this post