"Still Scarred, Totally Healed"

Featured for Black History Month

In honor of Black History Month Patrina Wright and her book, Still Scarred, Totally Healed was been featured as guest artist Alan Dean website. Who is Alan Dean?

An accomplished and admired African American artist, widely known for his Black art prints and reproduction portraits of Mohammed Ali, Malcolm X, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr and other great leaders. Born July 15, 1953 in Baltimore, MD, he started drawing at the age of four. Alan attended Mergenthaler Vocational Technical High School in Baltimore, Maryland for Commercial Art and took additional training at Schuler's School of Fine Arts, Baltimore, MD.

Alan's art work has enabled him to travel extensively. Many of his works of art were produced while traveling to several of the Caribbean Islands. Several of Alan's works are in private collections around the world. He has also captured the attention of reowned singer Patti Labelle and writer and movie producer, Spike Lee.

Alan says, "I was really surprised when I received a letter from Patti Labelle expressing how pleased she and her husband were with their Stymie art print and how it made a nice addition to their living room".

Additionally, four of Alan's Black art prints were featured in Spike Lee's movie, "School Daze". Alan has also participated in the International Conference of Artists Art Show in Dakar Senegal, West Africa.

Currently working on his first book, Alan continues to share his work of art and the message. "I respect the artists involved in abstract art, but personally I prefer to present life without distortion," says Alan Dean. "Along with aesthetics I would rather have a message too". Please stop by visit https://www.alandeanartist.com to learn more about Alan Dean, his works of art and upcoming book.