Erykah’s “Amerikahn Promise”

Posted by Bossip Staff

An artist out of LA, Steven Lopez, did Erykah Badu something serious in the form of a painting, of course:

Los Angeles artist, Steven Lopez, features the soul goddess, Erykah Badu, in his latest addition the “After Midnight” series. The series combines his two passions – music and art – and is a collection of portraits celebrating notable musicians.

The recent collaboration brought Lopez to Badu’s home in Dallas to complete the signing of 100 limited edition prints which will be available for sale from April 15th, exclusively at http://www.aftermidnightsoul.com. Part of the proceeds will be donated to Badu’s non-profit, Beautiful Love Incorporated Non-Profit Development (B.L.I.N.D.), a charity organization she established to provide community-based programs for inner-city youth.

Lopez, who uses the music of artists as his inspiration for his portraits, describes Badu as one of his favorite performers whose music he has wanted to artistically interpret since first hearing her in concert in 2005. “She understands the healing power of sound and she delivers strength which is often lost in today’s music,” said Lopez.

Through his art, Lopez was able to capture that “strength” and Badu took note. Once he completed the artwork, he posted it to the comment section of Badu’s website and she reportedly loved it. “When I saw the image on Erykah’s MySpace page I was really surprised and extremely honored,” said Lopez. “It was a great feeling to know that she appreciated my work and wanted to share it with her fans.“

That would be a very nice piece to accentuate the decor in your condo, but with a price tag of 1K, if you got the poster and put it in a frame, we would surely thinking nothing less of you.

The video’s below.