colors of resistance
This painting is in honor of Rev. Dr. Dorsey Blake. Dr. Blake was a professor at Pacific School of Religion and an incredible mentor and guide. He Is one of those people who very much lived as he taught. He was a brilliant scholar, an activist, and an incredibly kind person. He was a student of Rev. Dr. Howard Thurman and the pastor of Dr. Thurman's church The Church for the Fellowship of All People. The text on the front of this painting is a quote from Dr. Thurman. "...awaiting the sound of the genuine. . .all is music." The edges read "resist". This painting has multiple layers to create the background. One of those layers is black with light blue cursive text that reads "resistance is a song."
For more about Dr. Blake and his church:
Dr. Dorsey Blake