With prints and playing cards, painter puts Black art in people’s hands
Jun 17, 2021
3 minutes
When Sharif Muhammad had children, it changed him as an artist.
Mr. Muhammad, who has taught technology at Boston Day and Evening Academy for almost 20 years, only started painting in 2011. When he enrolled in a weekend oil-painting class, he says the creative connection was so immediate that once he started, he couldn’t stop. Initially, he tried his hand at “random things,” from landscapes to still-life compositions. But when he had his first of two children, he realized they’d inherit his artwork someday. It made him focus
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