The painting portrays a tender moment between a mother and her baby, bathed in a warm, sepia tone that evokes a sense of nostalgia and warmth. The mother, adorned with a headscarf, gently cradles her sleeping baby in a loving embrace, symbolizing the universal bond of maternal love. The peaceful expression on the baby’s face reflects the comfort and security found in the mother’s arms. Signed by the artist McBride in the bottom right corner, the painting captures the intimate and sacred connection between parent and child.
Title (Note on the Painting )- A Long Way Home
MM Studio
Signed 1987
Signed Oil Painting on Canvas – Unstretched
Currently, Michael J McBride is an instructor of art at Tennessee State University and has been the lead artist on many community-based mural projects in Nashville, Tennessee. McBride was featured in Visions of My People, sixty years of African American art in Tennessee, an exhibit organized by the Tennessee State Museum and one of his pieces was purchase for their permanent collection.