There are paintings that demand space on a wall — and there are paintings that demand space in your soul.
Interstellar Ascension is one of mine.
Created with acrylic, graphite, paint markers, and layered canvas collage, this 48x60" mixed media piece is a visual meditation on strength, transformation, and elevation. It imagines a woman rising — not just physically through the cosmos, but spiritually and intellectually — over the towering cityscape of Chicago. A Black woman. A dreamer. A force.
Interstellar Ascension, 48x60” Mixed Media, Acrylic on Canvas.
As she ascends, she keeps her eyes open — wide and focused — casting beams of light that stretch forward and outward, illuminating possibility and dissolving doubt. Her body, textured with intergalactic energy and divine chaos, moves through constellations, orbit lines, and gravitational truths.
If I could imagine the ideal woman, this would be her.
Smart. Visionary. Able to affect change. Unapologetically working toward something higher — for herself and the world.
That’s the energy I channeled into this piece. And it remains one of the works I’m most proud of.
Details
48 x 60" Mixed Media on Canvas
Acrylic, Graphite, Paint Marker & Canvas Collage
$12,000 (Original, Includes handmade frame by yours truly)