Painter files podcast

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Gordon Parks

Salvador, Bahia

Combia music

Forgiving is not forgetting. Forgiving is remembering without pain.

Celia Cruz

Q and a

Describe one positive change you have made in your life.

Geez, this one is a hard one. I have a hard time seeing my work in a positive light. I don’t think it’s negative by any means. I had this humble weapon beaten into my head.

I like to think I have brought a great deal of representation to my people in my art. I try to take away stigmas in language, features and hair types. It means a lot to me that people see themselves in art. Everyone should have that moment.

Reading list

Kate O’Neil- The tea dragon society (book)

Tv on the radio -wolf like me (music)

Mount Kilimanjaro

Painter’s breakfast

Hola Galeras,

Hope you had a nice breakfast. What did you eat? I got to make myself pancakes with guava jelly. It was amazing.

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National Geographic story

Painter files podcast throw back

Trying out a few different way to find episodes. YouTube asked it I would start a side channel on my channel for the podcast. We shall see. Season 3 had some bangers.

Enjoy Galeras.

Q and a

How would you improve your community?

I like to think I do it with representation. To make faces that look like them in my art. I try to put the culture in the art to help normalize it. To make me feel like home and hopefully others. If you can’t see yourself in your work how can others?