Sanctified

Set inside a burgundy-walled church, this acrylic painting captures two Black worshippers, a man siting in a church staring at a woman in deep prayer before a white Jesus, Mary, and saint. At the center of the altar rests a prominent Bible, while above it looms a crucified Christ. The stained-glass windows glow in a rainbow of colors, casting an almost divine light on a scene that raises quiet questions about race, divinity, and inherited faith. It’s a meditation on reverence, contradiction, and the complexity of belief in Black life.