Pages from the Black Book

"Pages from the Black Book" is a concentration of pieces depicting the life struggles, fears, joys and triumphs found in the Black Diasporas.
The concentration is broken up into 5 series; Africa, Slavery, Jim Crow, Harlem Renaissance and Today. Each piece you see will fall into one of these series, illustrating the passion and the sentiment of said time or place.
Together, these series form the pages of the black book- provocatively and poignantly expressing the emotion of Black people through my eyes, my hand and my pencil.
This body of work is meant to be a living and breathing voice, both to its audience, and its subjects. Provoking the most genuinely raw response of understanding, sympathy and awe is the essence of art. It is the reason I create. It is the message I convey.
May you be moved.

NMcc.

Click to Buy!

Hello to all my followers and supporters of Pages From The Black Book! I am happy to announce that I have re-done my Tumblr so that you can now just click the title of the piece, and purchase! If the title does not allow you to click it, then it has found a home and alas had been sold.
As always, thank you for your support of me and the voices of Black Art! Pieces are in the works now with a series on African Masks to be uploaded this summer.
Peace and Light to you all!

Love, Live, Life,
NMcC

*all purchases are made via PayPal

“Untitled: My Thee Women Redone”

-Mixed Media: acrylic, charcoal

(Owned)

“Untitled: Hips” 

 Mixed Media: acrylic, charcoal

(Owned)

Black Art, Black History

Hello to all my followers, new and old! I will be having a few new posts soon, as well as price listings for pieces still available. Tumblr has been a great catalyst for my work, but I could not have done it without your continued support in The Black Arts! Follow my art Instagram page, @pagesfromtheblackbook ,and spread the word!

Black History is what I depict every time I pick up a piece of charcoal, but with our national Black History Month coming up, I am excited to see my work and the work of other great Black Artists thrive!

Inbox me for inquiries, or email me at pagesfromtheblackbook@gmail.com to own a piece of black art for yourself! Thank you for your support…I am forever humbled.

Peace and Light!

NMcC

“Paperboy II: Wall Street” -$1500

48” x 60”

-Mixed Media: Newspaper, Hand Torched Newspaper, Ashes, Charcoal

(Owned)

By Charcoal Artist: Nicolette McClendon

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“Air It Out” - $1500

Mixed Media: House Paint, Tempera Paint, Acrylic, Metallic Acrylic, Charcoal

By Charcoal Artist: Nicolette McClendon

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“Voodoo: Slave Hex” -$575

-Mixed Media: Acrylic, Metallic Acrylic, Charcoal

By Charcoal Artist: Nicolette McClendon

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“Duke: In a Sentimental Mood” -$799

32” x 33-1/8”

Mixed Media: Newsprint Paper, Tempera Paint, Metallic Acrylic, White Charcoal, Black Charcoal

- This piece is a tribute to the great Duke Ellington and the song “In a Sentimental Mood” composed by him and equally great John Coltrane. In this piece I re-created the first page of the original piano sheet music Ellington wrote for “In a Sentimental Mood” by hand, in white charcoal. May their music forever live on.

By Charcoal Artist: Nicolette McClendon

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“Rope” -$575

17”x 33”

Medium: Charcoal

BY Artist: Nicolette McClendon