These are the gun victim portaits I painted during the spring and early summer of 2014. The pattern of black males continues to become apparant. the first Asian Marcher was added to the project. The youngest victim in this set was only three years old.
  • McKenzie Elliot 2011-2014.jpg
    McKenzie Elliot 2011-2014.jpg
    McKenzie Elliot 2011-2014, oil on canvas, 9X12: Three year old Mckenzie Elliot was a bubbly, playful, and loving little girl.She was a very good girl, and started her day with her favorite orange juice for breakfast. On the first of August 2014, McKenzie was playing on the front porch when a car sped down the street. A gunman in the passenger seat began shooting at an unknown target. The little girl was struck in the head. Despite efforts to aid her she died before help could arrive. The gunman is still at large.Painted August 2014
  • Christopher Robinson 1976-2013.jpg
    Christopher Robinson 1976-2013.jpg
    Christopher Robinson 1976-2013, oil on canvas, 9X12: Christopher Robinson was a Baltimore City police officer. Before that he had undergone two tours of duty in Iraq as an army man. When Marie Leanne Hartman (1987-2013) ended their relationship, he could not accept this. In october 2013, Christopher drove his police vehicle to the home of firefighter Andrew Hoffman (1986-2013) in Glen Burnie. He kicked through the front door, expertly killed Andrew and Marie Leanne, then committed suicide with the same revolver on their front stoop. Painted April 2014
  • Brian Powell 1991-2013.jpg
    Brian Powell 1991-2013.jpg
    Brian Powell 1991-2013, oil on canvas, 9X12: At only 21 years of age, Brian Powell already took responsibilities as a young father. He was devoted to his little son, and planned on being a strong and steady presence in his boy's life as he grew. What brought him to a second story rowhome apartment along with Tyreka Martin (1992-2013) and Kishawna Pinder (1992-2013) on March 19, 2013 is unknown. At least two men armed with automatic high capacity rifles broke in and poured bullets, killing all three. The shooters and the motive for this triple murder is unknown. Painted April 2014
  • Truc Thy Li Nguyen 1971-2014.jpg
    Truc Thy Li Nguyen 1971-2014.jpg
    Truc Thy Ly Nguyen 1971-2014, oil on canvas, 9X12: Vietnamese-born Truc Thy Ly Nguyen came to the United States under the sponsorship of her fiance. She worked at a city nail salon to help save the money for her to marry her beloved and purchase a house of their own. She was at work giving a customer a pedicure when the gunman, armed with a semi-automatic, barged in and started spraying rounds at her customer. Her head caught at least two of the shots. She collapsed and died instantly. The intended target was gravely wounded but survived. Painted May 2014.
  • Bruce Ben 1995-2011.jpg
    Bruce Ben 1995-2011.jpg
    Bruce Ben 1995-2011, oil on canvas, 9X12: Sixteen year old Bruce Ben dreamed of becoming a great spoken word poet. He hoped to apply to the Baltimore School for the Arts once he graduated high school. He already looked the epitome of the true Romantic poet. In September of 2011, his dreams were not just deferred but shattered when an unknown armed robber jumped him late one night and shot him in the back when he tried to flee for his life.Painted June 2014.
  • Gary Lee Helmick 1963-1993.jpg
    Gary Lee Helmick 1963-1993.jpg
    Gary Lee Helmick 1963-1993, oil on canvas, 9X12: Young father Gary Lee Helmick loved motorcycles and fast racing. He enjoyed indulging his need for speed. But his two little girls came first. He worked hard at home construction, carpentry and repairs to provide his two angels everything they needed. In September of 1993, just after he had withdrawn money from his paycheck that he intended for his daughters' school clothes, he was waylaid by a group of unknown robbers who shot him for the cash. He died two days later at hospital. The case remains cold to this day. Painted June 2014.
  • Dontae Jackie Coleman 1977-1995.jpg
    Dontae Jackie Coleman 1977-1995.jpg
    Dontae Jackie Coleman 1977-1995, oil on canvas 16X20: I wonder what 18-year old Dontae Jackie Coleman was thinking, if at all, about Baltimore getting a new football team as the new stadium neared completion. He was a typical city lad, shooting hoops and joking around with friends. In September 1995, he was shooting craps with some friends when someone rode up to him on a bike, shot him, then sped away. It is not known if it was a motorbike of any type or a pedal bike. It is not known to this day who killed him. Painted August 2014.
  • Oscar Torres 1999-2014.jpg
    Oscar Torres 1999-2014.jpg
    Oscar Torres 1999-2014, oil on canvas, 9X12: Though only 15 years old, Oscar Torres already held a part time job at a shop in Sowebo. He had recently arrived from Mexico to join his parents, and tried to supplement the family income while he adjusted to a new school in a new country. A robber burst into the store, then shot Oscar to get him out of the way in order to carjack an escape vehicle. Painted October 2014
  • Gwendolyn Johnson 1989-2013.jpg
    Gwendolyn Johnson 1989-2013.jpg
    Gwendolyn Johnson 1989-2013, oil on canvas, 9X12: Gwendolyn Johnson is the first gun victim painted, and to date the only Marcher who was shot by a woman, In the autumn of 2013 she and her partner got into an argument over $70. The partner took out her gun and shot Gwendolyn fatally with it. Painted OCtober 2013
  • Raquan Campbell 1995-2010.jpg
    Raquan Campbell 1995-2010.jpg
    Raquan Campbell 1995-2010, oil on canvas, 9X12: Fifteen year old Raquan Campbell was already eager to build his rapidly maturing body to tip-top shape. He already played junior varsity football. He was the happily spoiled and loved kid brother of the family. Why any older man would be angry enough at him to start an argument with him in broad daylight, then proceed to shoot him ten times is not known. The shooter has not been identified. Painted September 2014.