Tyrone Geter
Contemporary African American Art
Fine Art For Fine People
TYRONE GETER
Painting The Colors Of Life
Painting The Colors Of Life
Painting allows me to speak through color and texture rather than line alone. In oil and acrylic, I build layered narratives where realism merges with imagination. Color becomes both emotion and architecture—a structure for memory and meaning. Each surface holds a kind of negotiation between control and surrender, between what I know and what I discover as I paint. The result is not about perfect form but honest rhythm: the pulse of color becoming story.
This collection brings together a series of works built from torn paper, layered charcoal, and fragments of texture that mirror the complexity of life itself. Each collage is both rupture and repair—pieces that might seem broken on their own, yet when joined, form powerful portraits of women, men, and children.
The figures carry scars, memory, and struggle, but they also radiate strength, beauty, and wholeness. Nothing is discarded in this process; even the rough edges and absences carry meaning. Through layering, these drawings reveal the depth of human experience, showing that we are not defined by hardship but transformed by it. Like life, these works are built in layers—fragile and enduring, fractured yet whole, alive in their presence. READ MORE ON MY BLOG
Sentry | Oil On Canvas | Private Collection
