She felt a Changing Wind 2022

Lanise Howard made "She felt a Changing Wind" with paint on canvas. The artist favors a careful, controlled touch, and the mark making is very smooth. There's a lot of blending, which gives it a dreamy feel. Looking at the top right corner, you can see how Howard captures the way the light dances across the sky at sunset. The colors blend seamlessly, moving from a soft lavender to a dusty rose, reflecting onto the woman's skin, giving her a kind of glow. This feels like a conversation with classic portraiture, like maybe something by John Singer Sargent, but with a contemporary twist. Howard is inviting us to rethink the way we look at ourselves and each other. It's like she's saying, "Let's not be afraid to see the beauty in change, in the wind that shapes us."