Busta Rhymes by Roman Ellis
Medium: Pencil on paper
Dimensions: 8.5 x 11
Artist Statement: An interpretation of artworks by master artists; with a twist of my own touch... I do Art because it's my way of changing the reality around me in prison. I started painting because a guy told me I couldn't do it and that didn't sit well with me. So I picked up a brush and some paint and started coming up with some Amazing pieces that shocked me and caught the eyes of fellow inmates; WHO told me that my abstract way of painting fitted me. My Art is Freedom, it makes me feel Frustrated, Sad and Confused at times, but it Amazes me in the End. I Envision my Artwork being shared across the world because my artwork is my passageway out of these Cold walls of prison. If I needed one word to describe my art, it would be: Mystic.
Image description: Detailed pencil drawing inside a printed border of musician Busta Rhymes, standing in front of a stone wall. Busta Rhymes has short dark hair, is grimacing at the viewer, and making a hand symbol. He is wearing thick matching jewelry. “Busta Rhymes” is written in hand written script in the top left corner.