This is a painting of a person wearing traditional attire, holding an object made of feathers. The person is against a green background, and the painting is signed by McBride. The attire and the object suggest that the person may belong to a specific culture or group. The painting uses shadows and highlights to create depth and realism.
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.