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The series was birthed during McGaughey’s 2022 Artist Residency at Chateau Orqueveaux in France, where he reconsidered his usual process of underpainting before applying skin color to his subjects. Instead, he pursued a barebones aesthetic, limiting his paint palette to shades of gray, white and muted blacks. The result was glowing alabaster hues in lieu of black and brown skin tones. This new technique revealed to him that his artistic language doesn’t need to state the obvious but evoke the spiritual and powerful nature of people. Following his time in France, he returned to his parent’s home in Texas, where his mother, his first art teacher, noticed the unique direction in his work and encouraged him to explore and pursue his newfound stylization. The absence of melanated hues commonly associated with being “black” brings into focus the beauty of his subjects’ hopeful eyes, broad noses and full lips brilliantly cloaked in inherited African fabrics. McGaughey stripes his subjects in vibrant shades of color to celebrate identity and question society's notions of race. The works are a juxtaposition of colorism and the evolutionary terms: negros, colored, Black, indigenous, people of color and BIPOC as they correspond to socio-political and economic equality. In defining his work, McGaughey, a full-time artist and certified life coach, shares, “I realized that culture is not only encapsulated in our hue but also in our struggle, resiliency, survivorship and mental health. The paintings, quite simply, are my declarations of love to Huemans (Black people) of the world. With this work, I’m declaring: I see you. I honor you. I love you. I’m celebrating my individuals that I admire who, like me, understand that their artistry comes with responsibility; to speak and reveal the truths of the society in which we live.” Each portrait requests the viewers to look deeper into the subjects and ask that you connect to them. He challenges the viewer's concept of beauty, leaving the viewer with the option to color inside and outside the lines of their own humanity when seeing people who have been othered. Says McGaughey: “I delve into conversations with my subjects, who are creatives as well. We discussed their inspirations, fears, dreams and acceptance. These are intimate conversations and visual life coaching sessions into the minds of People of Color.”

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  1. Sugar Daddy by Demarcus McGaughey, Image 1.

    Sugar Daddy, 2023

    Mixed Media, Acrylic and Inherited Fabric

    58 x 38 x 1.5 in (147.32 x 96.52 x 3.81 cm)

    $10,000

  2. More Love In The World by Demarcus McGaughey, Image 1.

    More Love In The World, 2023

    Mixed Media, Acrylic and Inherited Fabric

    72 x 36 in (182.88 x 91.44 cm)

    $10,000

  3. Goddess of Transcendence by Demarcus McGaughey, Image 1.

    Goddess of Transcendence, 2023

    Acrylic On Canvas

    60 x 40 x 1.5 in (152.4 x 101.6 x 3.81 cm)

    $10,000

  4. The World Needs A Hero by Demarcus McGaughey, Image 1.

    The World Needs A Hero, 2023

    20 x 16 x 1.5 in (50.8 x 40.64 x 3.81 cm)

    $2,000

  5. Moment Of Rest by Demarcus McGaughey, Image 1.

    Moment Of Rest, 2023

    Mixed Media, Acrylic and Inherited Fabric

    20 x 16 x 1.5 in (50.8 x 40.64 x 3.81 cm)

  6. Healed by Demarcus McGaughey, Image 1.

    Healed, 2023

    Mixed Media, Acrylic and Inherited Fabric

    20 x 16 x 1.5 in (50.8 x 40.64 x 3.81 cm)

  7. Gifted by Demarcus McGaughey, Image 1.

    Gifted, 2023

    Mixed Media, Acrylic and Inherited Fabric

    20 x 16 x 1.5 in (50.8 x 40.64 x 3.81 cm)

    $2,000

  8. Boys Don't Cry by Demarcus McGaughey, Image 1.

    Boys Don't Cry, 2023

    Mixed Media, Acrylic and Inherited Fabric

    20 x 16 x 1.5 in (50.8 x 40.64 x 3.81 cm)

  9. Biutyful by Demarcus McGaughey, Image 1.

    Biutyful, 2023

    Mixed Media, Acrylic and Inherited Fabric

    20 x 16 x 1.5 in (50.8 x 40.64 x 3.81 cm)

  10. What Freedom Looks Like by Demarcus McGaughey, Image 1.

    What Freedom Looks Like, 2022

    Mixed Media, Acrylic and Inherited Fabric

    40 x 30 x 1.5 in (101.6 x 76.2 x 3.81 cm)

    $3,000

  11. Things I Tell Myself by Demarcus McGaughey, Image 1.

    Things I Tell Myself, 2022

    Mixed Media, Acrylic and Inherited Fabric

    60 x 48 x 1.5 in (152.4 x 121.92 x 3.81 cm)

    $12,000

  12. The Invisible Man by Demarcus McGaughey, Image 1.

    The Invisible Man, 2022

    Mixed Media, Acrylic and Inherited Fabric

    40 x 30 x 1.5 in (101.6 x 76.2 x 3.81 cm)

  13. Talking To The Moon by Demarcus McGaughey, Image 1.

    Talking To The Moon, 2022

    Acrylic On Canvas

    58 x 38 x 1.5 in (147.32 x 96.52 x 3.81 cm)

    $10,000

  14. Spirited Thinker by Demarcus McGaughey, Image 1.

    Spirited Thinker, 2022

    Mixed Media, Acrylic and Inherited Fabric

    60 x 40 x 1.5 in (152.4 x 101.6 x 3.81 cm)

    $15,000

  15. One and Only by Demarcus McGaughey, Image 1.

    One and Only, 2022

    Mixed Media, Acrylic and Inherited Fabric

    40 x 30 x 1.5 in (101.6 x 76.2 x 3.81 cm)

  16. Nice Guy by Demarcus McGaughey, Image 2.

    Nice Guy, 2022

    Mixed Media, Acrylic and Inherited Fabric

    60 x 40 x 1.5 in (152.4 x 101.6 x 3.81 cm)

    $10,000

  17. My Heart Is A Force by Demarcus McGaughey, Image 1.

    My Heart Is A Force, 2022

    Mixed Media, Acrylic and Inherited Fabric

    60 x 40 x 1.5 in (152.4 x 101.6 x 3.81 cm)

    $10,000

  18. Kaleidoscope Energy by Demarcus McGaughey, Image 1.

    Kaleidoscope Energy, 2022

    Mixed Media, Acrylic and Inherited Fabric

    40 x 30 x 1.5 in (101.6 x 76.2 x 3.81 cm)

    $3,210

  19. Je ne sais quoi by Demarcus McGaughey, Image 1.

    Je ne sais quoi, 2022

    Mixed Media, Acrylic and Inherited Fabric

    40 x 30 x 1.5 in (101.6 x 76.2 x 3.81 cm)

  20. Iconic Vulnerability by Demarcus McGaughey, Image 1.

    Iconic Vulnerability, 2022

    Mixed Media, Acrylic and Inherited Fabric

    40 x 30 x 1.5 in (101.6 x 76.2 x 3.81 cm)

  21. Green Eyes by Demarcus McGaughey, Image 1.

    Green Eyes, 2022

    Mixed Media, Acrylic and Inherited Fabric

    40 x 30 x 1.5 in (101.6 x 76.2 x 3.81 cm)

  22. Flawlessly Beautiful by Demarcus McGaughey, Image 1.

    Flawlessly Beautiful, 2022

    Mixed Media, Acrylic and Inherited Fabric

    40 x 30 x 1.5 in (101.6 x 76.2 x 3.81 cm)

  23. Everglow by Demarcus McGaughey, Image 1.

    Everglow, 2022

    Mixed Media, Acrylic and Inherited Fabric

    40 x 60 x 1.5 in (101.6 x 152.4 x 3.81 cm)

    $10,000

  24. Dans Mes Yeux (In My Eyes) by Demarcus McGaughey, Image 1.

    Dans Mes Yeux (In My Eyes), 2022

    Mixed Media, Acrylic and Inherited Fabric

    40 x 30 x 1.5 in (101.6 x 76.2 x 3.81 cm)

  25. Can't Make You Love Me by Demarcus McGaughey, Image 1.

    Can't Make You Love Me, 2022

    Mixed Media, Acrylic and Inherited Fabric

    40 x 30 x 1.5 in (101.6 x 76.2 x 3.81 cm)

    $3,210

  26. Soul Child by Demarcus McGaughey, Image 1.

    Soul Child, July 2023

    Acrylic On Canvas

    48 x 36 x 1.5 in (121.92 x 91.44 x 3.81 cm)

    $5,000