Since The Last Time I Seen The Sun is an intimate oil painting by Shakia Harris that brings together layered influences of history, film, and lived Black experience. Measuring 8x10 inches, this piece portrays four African American field workers standing in a wide, open landscape — a visual tribute to a 1956 photograph taken in Shady Grove, Alabama, now preserved by the Gordon Parks Foundation.
The title, inspired by a line from the film Sinners, by Ryan Coogler, evokes a poetic sense of absence and longing — for light, for rest, for recognition. Harris weaves this emotional undertone into every brushstroke, rendering each figure with care and quiet strength. The muted palette and soft texture echo the dust and heat of the Deep South, while capturing a moment that is both historical and hauntingly current.
This painting is more than a portrait; it’s a meditation on labor, survival, and the unseen weight carried across generations. It stands as an offering — to memory, to dignity, and to the enduring presence of those who came before.
Signed on the back by the artist
* Painter: Shakia Harris
* Medium: Professional oils on stretched canvas
* Size: 8x10 with .75inches deep
*Includes: Dustcover, picture hanging hardware, & certificate of authenticity.
*Varnish Applied:Clear & protective coating for oil paintings. Will not cloud or yellow with age.
*Style: abstract impressionism
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