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Surrealist oil-and-acrylic painting of two oversized golden hands cradling a cracked, hourglass-shaped globe against a cloud-filled sky with a crescent moon and a bursting sun. Sand pours from the crack onto a small elderly man standing below — grey curly hair, a green sweater, tan trousers, a cane in one hand, an acoustic guitar slung on his back — as he stands ankle-deep in the falling sand.© Amber Randall — nappyrootzart.store
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Acrylic underpainting, finished in oil, on canvas — worked up from a projector-transferred sketch or reference photo.

Amber Randall

It wasn't a direct decision to only honor full-figured bodies — I'm not skinny myself, and the purpose of my art is to express myself. It's rare that I see people like me honored through art, especially growing up as a little girl, so I decided to do it myself. I try to honor most body types through my artwork because it's important to me that people in the Black community can relate to it no matter what body type they have.

Acrylic underpainting, finished in oil, on canvas — worked up from a projector-transferred sketch or reference photo.

Selected Work

Surrealist oil-and-acrylic painting of two oversized golden hands cradling a cracked, hourglass-shaped globe against a cloud-filled sky with a crescent moon and a bursting sun. Sand pours from the crack onto a small elderly man standing below — grey curly hair, a green sweater, tan trousers, a cane in one hand, an acoustic guitar slung on his back — as he stands ankle-deep in the falling sand.
Time Waits For No One
Acrylic and oil on canvas
© Amber Randall — nappyrootzart.store
Portrait of a plus-size Black woman from the chest up, in a red top, resting her cheek against her raised hand with her eyes closed and her head tilted back. Two monarch butterflies rest near her face, and a bright sunburst radiates behind her head against a pale blue and lavender cloudy sky.
Untitled
Acrylic and oil on canvas
© Amber Randall — nappyrootzart.store
Portrait of an elderly Black woman standing in a wildflower field at sunset, wearing a blue bonnet tied under her chin and a matching blue button-front dress, with wire-rimmed glasses. She holds a foil-wrapped sandwich in one hand and a bag in the other; sunbeams and small floating lights cross the field behind her beneath an orange sky.
Untitled
Acrylic and oil on canvas
© Amber Randall — nappyrootzart.store
Split-style portrait of a young Black woman with braided, beaded hair pulled into a bun, her face rendered half in full color and half as a black-and-white line drawing. Inside the shape of her upswept hair is a painted landscape — evergreen trees, a waterfall falling into a pool, and a full moon in a purple night sky — set against a solid magenta background.
Untitled
Acrylic and oil on canvas
© Amber Randall — nappyrootzart.store
In their own words

The Interview

When did full-figured bodies become your subject? Was it a decision, or did it just turn out that way?
It wasn't a direct decision to only honor full body types but I for one am not skinny and the purpose of my art is to express myself. It's rare that I see people like me honored through art, especially when I was a little girl so I decided to do it myself. I do try to honor most body types through my artwork because it is important to me that people in the black community can relate to my artwork no matter what body type they have.
Of everything you've made, which piece should people see first, and why that one?
Time Waits For No One. Now granted, this one is not about body types but it's about time and it's very special to me. With that being said, 'Daydreaming' is a piece of mine that features a plus size woman daydreaming with her head quite literally in the clouds. It's so peaceful and its about how summers feel to me.
Do you sell? Prints, originals, commissions? Where should people go?
Yes, on my website nappyrootzart.store and for commissions I just encourage people to contact me through email or any of my socials.
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