Lynae Vanee

6" x 9" watercolor on 140 lb.  Strathmore paper. 

"Hey ya'll, Good mornin. White Women, don't let us down. Never in my years, I'm almost 30 so I ain't been livin' a long time but even in my work, my research, I've never seen anything like this and I know for a while we kept sayin, we don't wanna live in unprecedented times anymore but this is some unprecedented shit that I was literally not prepared for and I can't speak for all of us, but I know I can speak for a lot of us when I say, 

"We are struggling with hope right now."

Ya know, this is a historical moment but for us this is a lifestyle. Ummm ooooof. It's been a long time coming and to see as many people (not just white women) asian women, latino women, queer folk, been with us to an extent umm and when I say to an extent, I mean excluding the white gays that adhere to proximity to witness. Latinos been with us to an extent and by extent I mean excluding the Latinos that continue to vote opposite their interests and vote conservative. 

I heard theres a White Men's MAGA call last week. Ummm a White Men for Harris Call happening this week and I never. And it feels good, but it feels foreign and it also feels bitter sweet because where have you been? Where have you been? And I don't... Everything happens for a reason, everything in God's timing. There has been so much heartache and turmoil and disaster that has taken place in this last year. And if this is what it took, all I can say is that when things start to feel good again, that's not when you tap out. That's not when you say, 

"My job is done." 

It's bigger than this election. It's bigger than November, 7/5th whenever the election is...ummm...We are going to continue this work. Will you?" -Lynae Vanee

This is my seventh portrait in my #women4women series. If you would like to hear and see more of Lynae's words of encouragement and unity, please click the following link: 

https://www.tiktok.com/@lynaevanee?_t=8obJxns7ccM&_r=1