Artwork Descriptions
Bike Riders (a.k.a. Father and Son Out for a Ride)
A pallet of primary color and simple shapes make this composition easily read without being a cartoon. The bikes with large front wheels and small back wheels give the piece a turn of the century flair.
Patiently Waiting to Be Immortalized
Three women line up to be captured in paint. The everyday life feel of this piece recalls some of the work by artists of the Harlem Renaissancesimple shapes and basic colors to record events in everyday life.
Miss Universe
This figure arching the world pokes fun at the beauty contests and defines a constellation not defined in any of the books on astronomy. Again the pallet is limited, the shapes are simple.
A Baby Boy Concentrating
A simple drawing of a scene available in most households underscores that everyday life is an appropriate source of inspiration for art and common tools like paper and pencil can produce something with meaning.
African American Pride
This painting depicts an ordinary African American couple in a primitive portrait that evokes the sense of pride. Again simple shapes and basic colors produce an image that is both recognizable and easily read by the viewer.
Cabin Fever
Mr. Hornsby's pallet and compositions become more complex in the group of work for a touring show on "The Glory of Horses" Still in a relative primitive style but with a decidedly broader view of the world. This world is outside the black experience and one that is shared by all cultures.
Wildlife Reserve
This painting puts the horses in the great outdoors. The pallet range is limited to earth tones for the most part. Note that the blue of water and sky have been minimized to underscore the earthiness of this scene.
Horse at the Pond
The elements of this landscape are simplified and stylized and the scene is one that would be common in areas where horses roam.
Serviceman Class
This image returns to the simple forms of everyday life. It evokes a sense of patriotism by the uniform and the hint of an American flag which serves as the background.
Horse and Carriage
This simple charcoal sketch evokes the traditions of Early American primitive are. Shapes are reduced to their minimum and the subject is straight forward and centered in the frame.