"ME LUV U LONG TIME vs REJECTION" Painting

A F R O F L Y / / I am a Londoner with parents from Guyana. This has a constant influence on my creative view. Over all inspiration comes from very personal aspects of my life. My paintings, are centred around the female form. She is purposefully voluptuous. The large physical scale of my pieces adds emphasis to this. This is how I see women. There are other signature elements in my work - The Tricolour Folding Afro Comb / / I love the colour combination, materials and design of this particular afro comb. The folding characteristic inspired my tag name A F R O F L Y / / . The afro comb is a strong symbol of my culturally unique afro hair type. Hair plays a very big part in the life's of most black girls and women - with positive and negative associations. This is why it is represented in much of my work. To add to this, I like to have fun playing with the hairstyles of my females. Earrings / / Jewellery has historically always been used as a definition of culture. I work with the idea of how certain styles of custom jewellery have become modern symbols of subcultural expression. For example the bamboo earring and hip hop culture. Music / / This is a big influence for me. Often the titles of my pieces are from the lyrics of music that I listen to. Music inspires a feeling in me triggering a certain emotion or memory which I convey in my work. Shoes / / I am a trained shoe designer which is why they sometimes feature in my work. I paint on board because I prefer the raw quality it gives to my pieces. I use a mix of media including oil paint, paper, spray paint, marker pens and lead pencil. Recently, I have started to explore my ideas not only with painting but also using various materials to create more 3D, tactile forms. From inspiration to final piece, I document my creative process in My blog, and on Twitter, . My original art can be viewed and is available to buy on . A F R O F L Y / 9 Along with my original art, I have started a series of limited edition pieces with the A F R O F L Y / 9 project. These will be available to buy on . Only 9 items of each piece will be produced. As a September child, 9 has become my favourite number. It is odd but has its own evenness. I am living 9 life's on cloud 9.