"This piece was inspired by a set of lyrics from an Alicia Keys song entitled, ‘She Don’t Really Care’ which, in essence, seeks to capture the regality of the everyday black women. The lyrics read “all along, I’ve ignored what I’ve always known; that the chair I’ve been sitting on is a throne. Perfection kneels at the seat of my soul.’ In this painting, I sought to convey that sense of royalty, shrouding an image of a black woman in layers of gold acrylic and gold leaf to create the high shine and textured depth you see in this image."