House & Field Negro Quarterly

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i run a tight shipwreck; coming here was your first mistake. fuck ai. i block that shit on sight. this be the art/art appreciation account of @upfromsumdirt.bsky.social art samples - https://upfromsumdirt.wordpress.com/visual-art/

abstract/surreal painting of 2 figures (1 brown, the other blue) facing each other. between them the prismatic silhouette of a third figure.
stylized painting of a noble-looking fox sitting on its belly in a typically asian style of art.
very simple profile drawing of a man wearing a cloak
four panels of illustration where a hand reaches forth to pet a cat and each panel shows the cat shrinking away from being touched until it is nearly flattened.
photo of a dark-skinned woman with full wonderful lips wearing a billowing dark blue dress with puffy sleeves. her arms are raised above her head so that her sleeves drape down to cover her eyes so only her mouth and tip of her nose are shown. there's a green glow behind her with what looks like the long leaves of a tropical plant.
rough sketch, black ink on yellow paper, of a black bird in flight with its wings threaded through the eye sockets of a skull. text reads, we, the umbra
painting of a silver tea kettle sitting over a blue flame on a gas stove in a kitchen. and... is that black peter reflecting in the kettle's chrome?!?
surrealism painting of a brown-skinned with the body of a coiling snake with wings
photo of a dark-skinned black woman with a short 'fro in a mint green sleeveless dress with a bouquet of lavender-colored flowers with large petals on a her shoulder
screenshot of illustration of an enslaved african running away in search of freedom with bag on a rod slung over his shoulder.
painting of a woman holding a rifle while dressed in the union soldier uniform reserved for men
blocky painting of a woman sitting at a table reading a book. her head rests against her propped up hand as she stares off to the side
full-bodied painting of a black man wearing a bright white & dark red striped shirt and skintight black leggings. his right hand rests on his hip and his left hand rests on his stomach. where are his shoes? i dont know. this might be inspired by my last post featuring Lovis Corinth's similarly themed painting of Othello.
painting of a slightly disheveled black man with ahort uneven afro wearing a stained white & red striped shirt. the collar is offset and the shirt off-fitting, exposes more neck & shoulder to the viewer's right side of his body. he is scowling and looks tired of dealing with people and their shit. i wouldnt push him if i were you.
black and white photo of a young woman wearing white or bright clothing wearing a large hand-made skull of unknown material above her head.
color photo of a seated frida dressed in red and white with a floral crown sitting beneath a fringy parasol
painting of a black man wearing a gold billowy shirt with gold accents lighting a long thin pipe.
close up of an illustrated painting of an asian woman's long eyelashes and eyebrows
a very colorful collage of various african-related images featuring a bust of amenhotep iii on the body of (i think it was) miles davis holding a trumpet.
photo of a dark-skinned black woman with a short afro and ornate earrings wearing a dark extravagant evening dress baring her shoulders
small hand carved boat seating several figures and various packages of cargo.
mock cover for We, the Umbra poetry collection by upfromsumdirt. art is basically a white sphere with blue and yellow highlights resembling the moon. the title text appears in red running vertically down the center.
two figures with faces conjoined in stark contrast exchange a kiss.
loose painting of a dark-skinned black woman with piercing eyes and a wild mane of thick black hair
painting of a soft dark-skinned black woman with sensual maroon lips wearing a red and white dress that hangs off a shoulder and a headwrap of red, gold, and white
still from the movie akira. tetsuo sits on the edge of a bed, his head wrapped in bandages from an injury. toys scattered on the floor at his feet.
abstrack art of multiple multicolored circles and balls on a yellow background
photo of a little black girl in a dark colored (likely black) metal toy peddle car
black and white photo of a Dahomey man smoking a long pipe with a striped fabric draped across his bare shoulders and chest.
famous poster of P.T. Barnum snake charmer, Nala Damajanti (born Emilie Poupon) at Folies Bergére circa 1886. image is of a light-skinned woman with afro with several green snakes wrapped around her legs and draping from her arms.
photo of rustic blue ceramic monkey standing on 3 limbs, with a long tale that curves away feom its body before resting against its side. the monkey's back is arched and from it grows a large bowl with dozens of dark red cherries piled inside it. the monkey's face is tan... the entire thing is made to look aged & weathered as if centuries old.
painting of a black sailor standing shirtless on a ship's rails or rigging (im shit with boat anatomy); his pants are see-through and he holds a yellow hat. the horizon behind him is orange as from a setting sun.
photo of the constellational night sky with arching purplish nebula above a series of trees
a lawn of green moss & dozens of square tiles forming a checkered pattern of greens & stone. the tiles become sparse then vanish the further away from the nearest edge. the garden is rimmed with oval shaped hedges.
photo of tan chuck taylor high top sewn into a brown ballerina flat
black and white photo of domed observatory beneath a full moon; opened at the top resembling the pac man video game about to eat an energy dot
cartoonish illustration of man sitting before a mirror that refl3cts him. a bald tattoo artist stands behind him drawing 2 clasped hands reaching around from the seated man's front to appear as if someone has reached around to hug him. the mirror reflects his frontside, showing a muscled abdomen and hairy chest but im guessing those are tattoos as well.
painting of a dark-skinned person presenting as a woman in a red robe sits a a table reading a newspaper and drinking red juice.
painting of intertwined green stems with a closed yellow-red bud and a second bud bloomed wide open with thin red and yellow petals haloed around a centered head of white petals on a black background
painting of a flower with a brilliant head of petals of green, yellow, and red colors on a stem with 2 large unfurling leaves. a white moth or butterfly sits on the left leaf. a reddish beetle crawls on the right leaf. the background is black
painting: a large moth with red and blue wings with red and white spots flies over a half-blown dandelion of fluffy white seeds against a black background
photo of a smiling josephine baker dressed in a black tuxedo with top hat and a white bow tie.
photo of the cover for the book, Clementine Hunter: A Sketchbook featuring a folkart-styled drawinf of a dark-skinned black woman wearing a red hat, blue jacket oflver a red shirt, and an orange skirt as she tends to red flowers growing among grass.
painting of a black woman wearing a yellow hat and floral deess of whites, yellows, and greens as she rides a black horse with white stripe down its nose
painting of a brown-skinned womanwith her hair in a bun sitting on the floor with a red-covered book propped up on her bent knee
james baldwin wearing a white button down shirt in 1955 with a yellow ream of fabric draped down across his torso. a mint-green drape is tucked under his other arm
sheet of proposed character names with a few large-eyed caricatures. curly braun. carly braun. the strip was gonna be called Solar Panel.
author photo of Reva with cropped inset of her bookcover with online pre-order information (available from your fave bookseller)
pai ting of a brown-skinned woman staring forward at us. she wears a black low-cut top with thin shoulder straps
painting of young brown-skinned woman's face with a flower in her long black hair
painting of 2 reddish, brown-skinned east indian women. the woman dressed in dark blue is fixing the hair of the woman dressed in red sitting before her
painting of 3 adult brown-skinned women and a child. the women are dressed in dark reds, blacks, and browns
painting of a brown-skinned black man wearing a green jacket layered over a buttoned-down matching vest. his right hand holds the back of a chair while his left hand holds the top of a cane.
painting of a brown-skinned black woman description from website: She holds the viewer’s gaze with confidence and poise. Dressed in an opulent blue silk gown, she is adorned with lace cuffs, fine jewellery, and a white cap tied with a matching blue ribbon. In one hand, she holds an orange blossom; in the other, the apron of her skirt.
photo of typography art for the words "black sky" with the word "black ascending at roughly a 45° angle and then the word "sky" descending at about the same angle with the letter K in sky overlapping with the K in black, forming a t-section of letters.
painting of a young brown-skin woman wearing a beige blouse with golden fringe, a tight-fitting pearl necklace, and white silky headwrap centered with a bow all against a light blue background.
painting of a black man dressed in blue and red sitting beside a roaring fire under trees