Cherchez la Femme: Calypso Blues & the ‘Oman Who Lived to Tell the Tales
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Medium: White charcoal on black paper, silverpoint on prepared paper, charcoal on toned paper
Size: 11 x 14 inches
Statement: The Vitruvian Woman beholds the divinity of the femme, arguing Da Vinci’s ideal man to be the ideal woman. She represents the woman who must become the every-woman to survive, the femme who must camouflage and play their role subtly, for their continuation. “Cherchez la femme,” as the saying goes, indicates the unwavering scrutiny we endure, and is the reigning theme of this piece. The triumph of the female is a dominating factor.
Bargue Study: The Blind Man
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Medium: Graphite pencil
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Statement: Charles Bargue graphite study; training the eye and hand in proportion and tonal values
Salvage Rework-in-Progress: Regal Salvage Coat
Leonardo Portrait Study: The Obeah Man
Oil Potrait Study: Persephone
Acrylic Painting-in-Progress: Pandora’s Smirking Revenge
Black Paper/White Charcoal Study: Vitruvia
Vitruvius becoming the Divine Femme
Silverpoint da Vinci Study: After Da Vinci
Currently on view at Frost Art Museum
https://frost.fiu.edu/whats-on/events/2026/03/the-academy.html
Concept Graphics for Exhibition Proposal: The Salvage Files: From Montmartre to Miami
Oil Painting: A Couple of Unconditional Loves
Watercolour Study: Universe at Her Fingertips
Procreate Sketch: The Puppeteer
Watercolour + Ink Study: Music & Lyrics by Lou Reed
Graphite Study: Light Work
Conte Master Study: Francois Boucher Drawing
Inktober Pilot Pen Drawing: Spider-Man’s Sacrifice
Subtractive Charcoal Study: Nat Never Looked So Peaceful
Isabella Persad 