I met Livy through one of my other models. A proud trans woman, Livy is as graceful as she is beautiful. This image reminded me of Ethiopian-American artist Awol Erizku's portraits and I think of it as a nod to him.

Livy's response to seeing herself painted...

"Picasso!!!! An easily created piece of art to create a beautiful woman like myself come to life in the world. Olivia whom I took a long time to discover because of the typical beliefs now have a time to uplift the entire World. I always told my friends I would be famous and here I am (lol). I decided in 2017 that I would no longer live for others' opinions, but live for Liv! Black and White!!! Black woman pure white soul! "