Author Archives: DaNice D Marshall

Sometimes we don’t know what’s missing in our lives, until we receive it. Likewise, when we lose something that we once had. We find ourselves trying to fill the void, like a donut hole that’s intentionally left empty, we too make do with a hole in the middle. These past three years, art has filledContinue reading “Art, Transformative Art”

Woke. Crawled out if bed. Thank God, still here. Just a reminder, every day isn’t sunshine & rainbows. Some days are pure trudgery, filled with uncertainty & sadness. Disappointed by loved ones & let down by people I don’t know. It’s exhausting. Sometimes, I cry in the shower. Where no one can hear or seeContinue reading “My Art and Me”

2023✔️ What an amazing year! In great part, because so many people wished it for me last December 3. I’m so grateful 🙏🥰 Today, as I do my year in review, the first thing I noticed, was that the number 3 was so prevalent. 3 days ago, I received the #faychandleremergingart award. Thank you @artsinbostonContinue reading “My Art Year in Review”

“She’s Arriving. Right on Time”My homage to women. Just a friendly reminder, that we’re not hands on a clock, made to stop. We can keep moving. I’m so proud of myself! And although it would be nice, I don’t need likes and follows on social media or accolades. It took a long time for meContinue reading “Don’t Stop”

I was just thinking… What were you doing? I’m living my ordinary life extraordinarily and I’m so grateful. I now understand what it means to be alone in a room full of people. Because I understand that I see most clearly, when my eyes are closed & I’m not being distracted. We all have aContinue reading “Artful”

“An immersive experience” is how one friend described my solo exhibition at the Piano Craft Gallery on Tremont St. in Boston, which opened on August 4th and runs thru Aug 13th. “Snapshot stories” another patron smiled. But it was my sister, who drew my attention to the patterns I paint. She said they’re beautiful repetitionsContinue reading “SOL- Smiling Out Loud. The Art of Listening.”

Remember that time, when the opening scenes in Episode 4, of “Naomi” was airing on The CW & streaming on HBOMax? That was my art. I didn’t scream it from the rooftops back then, but if you don’t mind, I’ll do so now. Perhaps, one of the hardest parts about becoming an artist for me,Continue reading “Anxiety, Excitement & Art”

None of us, has one singular moment in time, in which we become our true selves. Instead, there’s a cumulative effect, millions of minutes in which, if we’re lucky, our transformation takes place. We learn in hours that become days, that become weeks, and then we mark these in years. The human experience— learnt momentsContinue reading “Art Pause…”

O’ Live Life Musically🎶 “Her- Just Being Jazzy”40” x 30” There’s something about the syncopated rhythm of jazz that moves me. Foot tapping. Finger snapping. Head Bopping to the beat. Et tu? olive4jazz #powerofculture #artcreatescommunity #art #exhibition #artexhibition #contemporaryart #artistssupportartists #technygalleries #artcommunity #femaleartists #bostonartists #dopeart #museumsfromhome #painting

Isn’t it amazing, how music has a way of bringing us all together? And as we’re immersed & touched by song, we can forget all our worries. It’s then, out on the dance floor that we are free. We’re not on the internet, caught up on social media, not staring down at our phones, andContinue reading “Art is Dance”