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Drawing, Graphite on Paper
Size: 8.5 W x 11 H x 0.1 D in
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ABOUT THE ARTWORK
Bow Down was created in 2018 while I was working as a substitute teacher and creating art for various art shows. I created this piece to honor the social movement Black Girl Magic made popular by CaShawn Thompson in 2013. I was also captured by singer Beyoncé Knowles song "Flawless" on her 2013 release titled Beyoncé. My hope is viewers will feel the same feelings of Black Women today. We are women who know about our resilience, our extraordinary beauty, we are deeply in love with the color of our skin, and we are never apprehensive when thinking of ourselves as queens. So you must "Bow Down". I used colored pencil and graphite to produce this drawing so the bright shades of purple, brown and black would stand at attention. Of course, honoring the Black Girl Magic movement simply stated required a beautiful black woman as my subject matter.
Original Created:
2019
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DETAILS AND DIMENSIONS
Drawing:
Graphite on Paper
Original:
One-of-a-kind Artwork
Size:
8.5 W x 11 H x 0.1 D in
Frame:
Not Framed
Ready to Hang:
No
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Erika Richards
United States
Philadelphia, PA native Erika Richards is a professional illustrator – a skilled artist who has mastered the technique of blending watercolor and Prismacolor pencils. Erika began creating art at the tender age of three. A fascination with the female figure and fairy tales has developed into Erika creating fantasy art. Erika draws upon fantasy, history and the human image to make visual art that elaborates on imagination. Her skills in watercolor has earned her several accolades. She is the recipient of the Philadelphia Watercolor Society Award 2017, 2nd place award for “Best Illustrator” at the 34th Annual Fall for the Arts Festival Chestnut Hill, PA 2018, 1st place artist award for the 11th Annual Gloucester City Cultural Arts and Heritage Society 2019 and 2020 awardee of Philadelphia Fellowship for Black Artists. Erika remains a resident of Philadelphia, PA. In her spare time Erika enjoys playing with her ‘crazy cat’ Jazz and watching reruns of the sitcom Frasier.
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