Delgreta Brown

Celestials In-Sight is a portrait of three vertical faces of beings in a lavender pigment set against a deep violet background. Their faces are partially obscured by shadow and are surrounded by a myriad of stars. The faces seem to float amid stars/ celestials and space. The imagery is a dark feminine personification of the galaxy. Themes found in this work are femininity, natural identity, and luxury. The painting features sparkling crystal jewel embellishments affixed to the canvas to create a brilliant twinkling effect representational of stars.

Hi Delgreta, please introduce yourself to the readers

My name is Delgreta. I am a Contemporary and Afrofuturism Visual Artist. I enjoy reading, writing, painting, listening to a variety of music, and love world cultural cuisines. I would say my favorite food is Sushi--rolls and handrolls. I’m a Pescatarian / Vegetarian so fish and veggies only for me. Window shopping at Home Goods is a guilty pleasure-- I just go to look around, buy a new mug to drink tea out of. I collect tea mugs... It’s my “thing.” Everyone has a “thing.”

What ignited your passion for art? Who inspired you to become an artist?

I’ve always been a creative person--even as a child. My parents encouraged my creativity. I get my creative flair from them both. My late Mother was an acrylic painter and my Dad works with oil, ink and graphite. So I would say I was inspired and taught by them first. They were discouraged from having a career as an Artist--I was too. However, my parents loved art so much they instead became art collectors.

I was inspired by a lot of artwork from artists they collected throughout my youth.

What is your preferred medium of art? What attracted you to that style?

My primary medium of art is Acrylic. It was the first paint I was really introduced to. I tried oil in middle school for a project once and it turned out ghastly. I recall my Father telling me I couldn’t treat oil like acrylic--it requires a longer drying time. Acrylic dries faster, easier to fix accidents. I mentioned that my Mother was an acrylic painter--I saw one of her paintings while I was growing up and it left an impression on me. I think my surreal landscapes most resemble her style.

I see you started the LLC Amariginal Art, What is the significance behind the name Amariginal Art?

During my undergrad years I found that I had emerging skills as a Wordsmith. While pursuing my college degree I focused more on the Literary Arts and got heavy into writing poetry.