Roosevelt Washington

The artist

Roosevelt Washington.
Every piece by his own hand.

Self-taught in East Oakland. Shown at the de Young Museum. He works in oil, pastel, charcoal and more, and draws and paints every work himself in his Virginia studio. Nothing on this site is made by a machine.

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Roosevelt Washington at his easel, drawing Innocence by hand
In the studio, Virginia · Working on “Innocence”

First release · Five works · Limited prints · 16 × 20 in · $500

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Roosevelt Washington beside his work at the de Young Museum, San Francisco
de Young Open · San Francisco

Black fathers. Black mothers. Sisters and brothers. Love you can see, drawn with a closeness you can feel.

Everything is done by hand, from the first line to the signature. Each piece is built up layer by layer until the skin, the light and the feeling are right. Prints are released as limited sets. Originals are sold by inquiry.

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