Raw & UnKut Magazine Volume 1 | Page 21

THE BLACK PICASSO The Bay Area's own Black Picasso Andrew was born in Oakland, CA. A talented self-taught 6 foot plus artist that, dabbled in art as a young kid growing up. I nick named him the Black Picasso. His work comes alive and speaks volume. He paints pictures of everyday life, whether it?s his sister and nephew engaging in a warm hug he's captured with his camera, his favorite rapper or just a flower blooming; it is how he interrupts this and puts it on a piece of paper or canvas that draws the observer in. He's an Oakland, CA native but his roots and environment does not limit his world. He has a very close connection with his roots. Coming from a family of artist inherited by his late grandfather Raymond Easterling, he brings the fresh views of art to the world and owns it. Andre's work is consistently of canvas paintings done with oil & water paints, but you can catch a camera in his hand at any given day or moment. He definitely has next in the artist industry, he's on our raising stars list of Bay Area talent The Ar t is t 'd r e A nd r e B r yant 21