Figure Drawing with Procreate /  by Taurus Burns

I had a great time doing some in-person figure drawing sessions recently. I have always loved the challenge of quickly capturing the gesture, structure and emotion of a pose. For these sessions I decided to work digitally using Procreate on an iPad Pro.

Souls of Black Folk /  by Taurus Burns

I recently had a great conversation with Stephen Henderson on American Black Journal about my piece “Black and White Thinking” that is currently on display in the Souls of Black Folk exhibit at the Scarab Club. Due to popular demand, the show has been extended to March 20!

Detroit Figure Club /  by Taurus Burns

I’ve been getting together once a week with a group of artists who enjoy sculpting the figure. We work from a live model and for this 5-week session the goal was to create an approx. 16” standing figure. I’ll post update shots as we go along as well as the finished sculpture at the end. I plan on making a plaster cast from the clay model in the coming months, so stay tuned!

PLUS ONE at Annex Gallery /  by Taurus Burns

Studio residents at 333 Midland each invited one artist to show along with them in this group exhibit at the Annex Gallery. My plus one is the talented Christine Lujan. I will be unveiling my “The Panther in Me” series. This is sure to be a fantastic show!

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DISTRESS:DISTRUST at Little D Gallery in OKC /  by Taurus Burns

My painting, “Frankenmulatto” was accepted into an open call at the Little D Gallery in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The exhibit features artwork that is politically inspired, with a focus on omen’s rights, racial/ gender inequality, immigration, healthcare and the inner weavings of the political system. The exhibit opened Sept. 4th, 2020 and runs through October.

My statement for this painting:

Frankenmulatto is about America's attempts to piece together racial equality within a system that was never designed for it. The figure on the gurney references Frankenstein’s monster- a tragic figure pieced together from the remains of several dead men, however in this case the monster is a make-shift mulatto, an antiquated term for the offspring of one black and one white parent. The great bird descending on the figure has the body of an American eagle and the head of a vulture, at once evoking the patriotic urgency to defend American democratic values while at the same time feeding on the casualties of that system.

Brushes with Cancer at General Motors Design Center Gallery, Sept 25-Oct 30, 2020 /  by Taurus Burns

Brushes with Cancer is a program that provides psychosocial support for people whose lives have been touched by cancer. I was paired with Jeffrey F., who lost his wife to stomach cancer in November 2018. I created a painting about Jeff'‘s experience based on conversations that he and I had over the course of several months. The painting, “An Enduring Faith”, will appear in an exhibition that opens September 25, 2020 at the General Motors Design Center Gallery, with a live virtual event from 7pm-8:30 pm. Proceeds from the artwork benefit Brushes with Cancer. Bid on the artwork or purchase tickets for the event here.

An article about this event was featured in HOUR Detroit magazine