Hi I’m Morgan! I make art and occasionally blog whenever inspiration or a deadline hits. Art tag // InstagramTumblr (3.0; @momikoi)http://momikoi.tumblr.com/<img src="https://78.media.tumblr.com/10408dc5eefb88f24b0cd997bcaa29ea/tumblr_pamj4cOjkL1r3iroao1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Mercy - oil paint on wood</p>http://momikoi.tumblr.com/post/175074847334http://momikoi.tumblr.com/post/175074847334Wed, 20 Jun 2018 08:36:11 -0500oil on canvasoil paintingarttraditinal artmy art<img src="https://78.media.tumblr.com/a4f01fba2a95cf31d0931872e89356fe/tumblr_pakz0fen7Y1r3iroao1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="https://78.media.tumblr.com/374a8cea77274d2682675bfee2ff3022/tumblr_pakz0fen7Y1r3iroao2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Painting for the poem “sunsets and sunrises”</p>http://momikoi.tumblr.com/post/175047097429http://momikoi.tumblr.com/post/175047097429Tue, 19 Jun 2018 12:24:13 -0500oil on canvasoil paintingoiloncanvastraditionaltraditinal artartistsontumblrblackgirlmagicblack womanblack outartmy art<img src="https://78.media.tumblr.com/5c56e9dd23180b8d1e1fa276138a4ede/tumblr_pa8dkg87qt1r3iroao1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Entangled 🥀 the painting to match the “losing myself” poem</p>http://momikoi.tumblr.com/post/174832413804http://momikoi.tumblr.com/post/174832413804Tue, 12 Jun 2018 17:09:48 -0500artmy arttraditional artoil paintingblack womanblackoutblack outartists on tumblr<img src="https://78.media.tumblr.com/49fea6118329346998157da6a1e6832f/tumblr_p9rmduVsiQ1r3iroao1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><b>Float - Oil on canvas </b></p><p>She often referred to her heart as a glass container</p><p>Something completely transparent,</p><p>Where her feelings were always put out on display.</p><p>Yet, no one could touch her.</p><p>No one could warm her up</p><p>So instead she just smiled.</p><p>Even when we poured her heart out,</p><p>Letting free, all the bottled-up emotions that swam away,</p><p>No one reached out to grab one.</p>http://momikoi.tumblr.com/post/174542217274http://momikoi.tumblr.com/post/174542217274Sun, 03 Jun 2018 16:01:06 -0500poemsartmyartWomen Artistsblack outblackoutoiloncanvastraditional art <video id='embed-5b32c6d3113bd412674913' class='crt-video crt-skin-default' width='400' height='711' poster='https://78.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_p8jrslmEEX1r3iroa_smart1.jpg' preload='none' muted data-crt-video data-crt-options='{"autoheight":null,"duration":15,"hdUrl":false,"filmstrip":{"url":"https://78.media.tumblr.com/previews/tumblr_p8jrslmEEX1r3iroa_filmstrip.jpg","width":"200","height":"357"}}' > <source src="https://momikoi.tumblr.com/video_file/t:_i447OvaV08N29k_tE-c1w/173788364278/tumblr_p8jrslmEEX1r3iroa" type="video/mp4"> </video> <br/><br/>http://momikoi.tumblr.com/post/173788364278http://momikoi.tumblr.com/post/173788364278Thu, 10 May 2018 23:45:39 -0500artmy artsketchit’s a video because I felt like a pic wouldn’t capture it rightblack womanblack art<h1>Under pressure </h1><p>Getting assigned the challenge to pull together an Art Show in 40 day was probably one of the best and worst e things that could’ve happened to me honestly. </p><p>I can finally see my art improving and developing after being stagnant in the same place for years! It’s so exciting seeing new dynamics within my art that I haven’t seen before since I’m being forced to draw and paint every day. My sketchbook has been filling up as well with doodles, thumbnails, warm ups, and ideas 💡 ahhhhh so exciting. </p>http://momikoi.tumblr.com/post/173786953469http://momikoi.tumblr.com/post/173786953469Thu, 10 May 2018 22:47:59 -0500<img src="https://78.media.tumblr.com/3e07065ad22e2c91645a7ef65522bc19/tumblr_p8fvdeyGFt1r3iroao1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Title: Less. Oil paint on canvas </p> <p>“We fell in love quickly <br/> And we fell out of love slowly<br/> You descended first, <br/> And I slowly trickled behind you<br/> Pieces of myself dripped tediously with each night<br/> And every morning I woke up<br/> the pain was a little less.<br/> And I loved you <br/> A little less.”</p>http://momikoi.tumblr.com/post/173721339224http://momikoi.tumblr.com/post/173721339224Tue, 08 May 2018 21:10:26 -0500oil on canvasoil paintingtrafitional arttraditionalmy artartblackoutblack womanblackartafro puffs<img src="https://78.media.tumblr.com/b17d0ea8f5aa6d9135b233089b19a4f2/tumblr_p8ca0c4kZX1r3iroao1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="https://78.media.tumblr.com/ac6393f785c05ca789a5583b4b47ad8a/tumblr_p8ca0c4kZX1r3iroao2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Beginning of the day’s work versus the end. All that’s left is the fishyyyyy</p>http://momikoi.tumblr.com/post/173659379324http://momikoi.tumblr.com/post/173659379324Sun, 06 May 2018 22:36:11 -0500artmy artblack womanblackoutblack artoil paintingtraditionaltraditional art<p>Thank you so much! </p> <p>As for hair tips, my routine is really simple: I wash my hair once a week with argon oil cowash, (I use shampoo every other week) along with deep conditioning it with olive oil deep conditioner and then I braid it up directly after using shea moisturizer leave in conditioner lol (I use a lot of product, especially on my ends) </p> <p>I wear head wraps or a wig in the winter because my hair is really brittle and sensitive to the cold/dryness. In the summer I usually let the braids sit for a day or two (so it’s dry) under a head wrap and then let it fly free for the remaining five days 😁✨</p>http://momikoi.tumblr.com/post/173399141459http://momikoi.tumblr.com/post/173399141459Sat, 28 Apr 2018 18:57:20 -0500<p>I have never been more frustrated with anything more than I am, right now, in this moment with digital painting ☹️☹️☹️</p>http://momikoi.tumblr.com/post/173341124214http://momikoi.tumblr.com/post/173341124214Thu, 26 Apr 2018 20:57:13 -0500screw itim abandoning photoshop until grad schooli need a cookieand a hugbut i have no one to hug meforever alone<img src="https://78.media.tumblr.com/cba97ed71b226a2cfa6409f364abd8af/tumblr_p7pvppSABB1r3iroao1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Catalina sketch :)</p>http://momikoi.tumblr.com/post/173276834559http://momikoi.tumblr.com/post/173276834559Tue, 24 Apr 2018 20:20:12 -0500catalinaurbansketchersurbansketchartmy arttraditionalmoleskine art<img src="https://78.media.tumblr.com/d8d8b0f5c71969696eca3050baf5331f/tumblr_p7pvo7d2KX1r3iroao1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="https://78.media.tumblr.com/cd623a455ec5d570e0cf6e0731278517/tumblr_p7pvo7d2KX1r3iroao2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="https://78.media.tumblr.com/627de8e9eec5a0e756ed8e7e11adad60/tumblr_p7pvo7d2KX1r3iroao3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="https://78.media.tumblr.com/f44c7934c7131bd5d9e464e351e8cb31/tumblr_p7pvo7d2KX1r3iroao4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="https://78.media.tumblr.com/480e31244e426cd4f0ba12ce6c56588e/tumblr_p7pvo7d2KX1r3iroao5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>More Catalina pics</p>http://momikoi.tumblr.com/post/173276814709http://momikoi.tumblr.com/post/173276814709Tue, 24 Apr 2018 20:19:15 -0500catalinacalifornia<img src="https://78.media.tumblr.com/7b9cf2faba3e6d5889ff25eca18cd468/tumblr_p7necqP9KY1r3iroao1_500.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="https://78.media.tumblr.com/ea9f1d48e1aaf85cf731a406a209bcc4/tumblr_p7necqP9KY1r3iroao2_500.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="https://78.media.tumblr.com/132ec8e663abed64e915b6e7eb29a9cb/tumblr_p7necqP9KY1r3iroao3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="https://78.media.tumblr.com/d1c8c119a8869e17a215ebcb149be009/tumblr_p7necqP9KY1r3iroao4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="https://78.media.tumblr.com/d8d8b0f5c71969696eca3050baf5331f/tumblr_p7necqP9KY1r3iroao5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Small vacation in LA and Catalina</p>http://momikoi.tumblr.com/post/173230510739http://momikoi.tumblr.com/post/173230510739Mon, 23 Apr 2018 12:09:56 -0500blackoutblack outlosangelescatalina<img src="https://78.media.tumblr.com/49922c9acc5b658ad18aaba0f6c92c16/tumblr_p7imwySaL61r3iroao1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>The Last Book Store - Los Angles</p>http://momikoi.tumblr.com/post/173146701144http://momikoi.tumblr.com/post/173146701144Fri, 20 Apr 2018 22:26:58 -0500the last bookstore<img src="https://78.media.tumblr.com/d78d4831faeaa1fb519ee05ad12e7a9d/tumblr_p7ciodmBAo1r3iroao1_400.gif"/><br/><br/><p>forever crying over this.</p>http://momikoi.tumblr.com/post/173038720459http://momikoi.tumblr.com/post/173038720459Tue, 17 Apr 2018 15:09:48 -0500gif<img src="https://78.media.tumblr.com/ed2d84501b8a844414169f4010d9617b/tumblr_p79jvg3AiS1r3iroao1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Little plant in my backyard wondering where is spring.</p>http://momikoi.tumblr.com/post/172986290499http://momikoi.tumblr.com/post/172986290499Mon, 16 Apr 2018 00:42:52 -0500there’s snow outside nowthis isn’t helping seasonal depressionI need more greenand sun lightI’m basically a house plantbut with complex emotionsChicago<img src="https://78.media.tumblr.com/13c3146da471c629c914e98b1f0ced43/tumblr_p7076zeI3N1r3iroao1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Art vs Artist thingy! <br/> Wow I need to chill on the flowers 💐</p>http://momikoi.tumblr.com/post/172816176359http://momikoi.tumblr.com/post/172816176359Tue, 10 Apr 2018 23:30:35 -0500artvsartistartmegpoy<img src="https://78.media.tumblr.com/dd1c476e48430909dc950e7035adb10b/tumblr_p6q2a06WBt1r3iroao1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="https://78.media.tumblr.com/1b8611b5536c98afb90c99a2535802e2/tumblr_p6q2a06WBt1r3iroao2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="https://78.media.tumblr.com/1bbca052fa169ba69c753f463fcc5465/tumblr_p6q2a06WBt1r3iroao3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="https://78.media.tumblr.com/0e9d256108c58b6ef326c8e9ad06d317/tumblr_p6q2a06WBt1r3iroao4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Title: “To My Younger Self” </p> <p>My new set of paintings will be based off poems I have written throughout the last few years. During this time I struggled deeply with worth, self love, and figuring out who I was as a person. Writing these poems helped me process what I was feeling and they are very dear to me. I feel like this poem is the appropriate one to start with because it encompasses how I feel in the present day, as a 23 year old who finally loves, and accepts who she is. It has always been said that to grow from negative emotions one must create something beautiful from it and I want to try my best todo that in this series. Poem below 🙂 <br/> —————<br/> “To my younger self” </p> <p>To my younger self,<br/> A brighter, more naive version of me that was not yet bloomed: <br/> I just want to let you know, at the age of 15,<br/> You will shatter into a million glass shards<br/> that you will spend the next 7 years trying to pick up, quietly mourning the loss of an innocence that can not be replaced. <br/> You will frantically try to repair what father time can not undo,<br/> Despite of the cuts and bruises you gain from trying force the jagged shapes back in place, bloodying your hands in the process. </p> <p>To my younger self,<br/> A more forgiving, loving version of me:<br/> You will then search endlessly for help.<br/> Looking for extra hands to aid you in the quest to fix your shattered being.<br/> You will look for validation and healing in several boys who will bloom into men who do not love you. <br/> You will keep searching because you’ve become fixated on the notion that to be loved again, you need to be melded back together by another. <br/> Slowly giving away your time and being in exchange for empty promises.<br/> You will keep searching for this romanticized love and in the process transform into a strong, driven woman who achieves, loves, and creates without hesitation. <br/> But you will be blindly unaware,<br/> To distracted to see your own beauty.</p> <p>To my younger self, a sullen, melancholy colored version of me:<br/> You will finally find the love you are looking for on the day you realize that you are enough for yourself,<br/> And that day will be the most beautiful day of your life.<br/> Because you will realize,<br/> That the most breath taking mosaics <br/> Are composed of endless broken pieces.</p>http://momikoi.tumblr.com/post/172627485374http://momikoi.tumblr.com/post/172627485374Thu, 05 Apr 2018 12:08:19 -0500artmy artblackoutblack outoil paintingtraditional artblackartblack woman artblack workafrican americanartists on tumblrartistspoemspoetsofigpoetsofinstagrampoets on tumblrself loveself care<img src="https://78.media.tumblr.com/ebff039304b1915fb17c5a648efdd77b/tumblr_p6o52tdOKR1r3iroao1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Pros about oil paint: it forces me to slow down and really take my time with a painting. </p> <p>Cons about oil paint: it forces me to slow down and really take my time with a painting.</p>http://momikoi.tumblr.com/post/172592425879http://momikoi.tumblr.com/post/172592425879Wed, 04 Apr 2018 11:13:39 -0500trying to be patientbut it’s toughwhen you’re super excited about getting a piece of work doneughpaintoil painting<img src="https://78.media.tumblr.com/9389c27ce47b0900a46d7181ffc6edf8/tumblr_p6jegbKRn61r3iroao1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>More progress shots</p>http://momikoi.tumblr.com/post/172504490704http://momikoi.tumblr.com/post/172504490704Sun, 01 Apr 2018 21:48:10 -0500artmy artblackoutblack art