Blue Girl, represents my alter ego. She is how I saw myself so many years ago. There is a certain confidence that she has that reflects how I felt back when I first created this work.
I started using blue paint during that time for a lot of my characters. I was implying that the colour of ones’ skin doesn’t matter as we are human after all. Of course that’s an optimistic perspective and it doesn’t honestly represent the fact that I love illustrating Black culture. I have been drawing myself and my community for decades.
