Rich Peter

 "Rich Peter" 2022. Mixed Media on Canvas. 40x 65"    I saw Viola Davis poised gracefully on the cover of Vanity Fair with her back exposed. She was prominently and boldly taking up SPACE, and I wondered about her pose. Her photographer Dario Calmese (the first black photographer to shoot a cover for Vanity Fair) talked about how this photo of “Whipped Peter" inspired it.I was captivated by the photo of Peter and did some research. I wanted to paint him in the future. And I thought, "the future of 'Whipped Peter', is his successful, rich, well-rested ancestors." So I enlisted a local model to help create my "Rich Peter," someone who looked HEALTHY, not skinny or malnourished like Peter. Dorsey is a big football player who eats cheeseburgers every day.In my mind, Rich Peter was resting on something golden. I asked my followers in my stories & you all referred me to the golden stool of the Ashanti culture, which is used for crowning a new king. I put him in gold jewelry and a diamond