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uring the 1970’s African American women expressed their power through their vote. Two powerful women Shirley Chisholm, the first African American Woman elected to the United States Congress; and Barbara Jordan, the first African American elected to the House of Representatives and to the Texas Senate after Reconstruction

The painting “The Time Is Now!” represents the woman’s voice through their vote. It shows a group of women advocates holding voting signs. The painting is representative of woman’s continued fight to be recognized as equal to men.

The painting The Time Is Now” is a symbolic reminder of the National Organization for Women (NOW). NOW was a movement organized by women due to the lack of enforcement of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act.

Artist Statement: https://www.kankanews.com/detail/DgwMV3jbZ2W https://issuu.com/destig/docs/peggy_blood?fr=sYjI4YTMzNzU2MjE www.destig.com/current-issue (featured on page 456+): My work has evolved into novels of storytelling. Multiple images overlap to reveal an episode of life. The content may depict a regional landscape or figures in an expressionistic style. The paintings primarily explore and illustrate life, the understanding of that life, and ideas through colors, impasto texture, depth, and shapes, and within those frames, what is created is a responsive work of art. I start my paintings with an idea, impression, or a live image; this is used as a guide, knowing that eventually, the painting will take on a life of its'...