Soul Sistahs

 

acrylic on canvas, 30" x 40"

This is actually two paintings on canvas, 30" x 20" each, but I put them together here as a kind of diptych, to showcase the mirror effect of the stark similarities in manners of expression between Tina Turner and Beyonce.  These two are aligned in the ether, and so I thought I'd put them together here.  

Tina

Sharpie on paper, 12" x 9"

I just stumbled on this Sharpie drawing I had done of Tina Turner way back at the beginning of this art thing, in 2005.  She is really fun to try to capture.

 

Lioness

oil on canvas paper, 12" x 12"

And speaking of lions, I've long thought of Tina Turner as a lioness.  Her fierceness, tenacity, chutzpah, and general badass veneer, while being deeply rooted in her Buddhist faith of love for all beings forms an intoxicating cocktail of inspiration to women everywhere.  Her message will live on for years to come.  Tina Turner is Simply the Best!  

Pre-TINA

 

oil on panel, 18" x 18"

After hearing of Tina Turner's passing, I just had to paint her.  This is before she became Tina Turner, when she was still known as Anna Mae Bullock and probably in her late teens.  I've got one or two more of her in me yet to do.  What an inspiration she was, is, and will remain well into the future.