I was on one of my favorite websites Concreteloop.com and saw this story. Since I am a talented painter myself, when I saw this story knew I had to talk about it …. 

Los Angeles visual artist Steven Lopez features singer/actress Erykah Badu in his latest addition to the “After Midnight” series, a collection of portraits celebrating notable musicians/singers, including Aretha Franklin, Tina Turner, Jill Scott, Sade and India.Arie, among others.

Lopez recently went to Badu’s home in Dallas, Texas to complete the signing of 100 limited edition prints which will be available for sale at midnight on April 15th, exclusively on AFTERMIDNIGHTSOUL.COM.

Part of the proceeds will be donated to Badu’s non-profit, Beautiful Love Incorporated Non-Profit Development (B.L.I.N.D.), a charity organization she established to provide community-based programs for inner-city youth.

Erykah Badu and Artist Steven Lopez collaborate for social change from Steven Lopez on Vimeo.

He painted the work of art in 4 hours, this is how he did it… P.S. My art show is coming up so stay tuned for more details… 

Erykah Badu- Amerykahn Promise from Steven Lopez on Vimeo.

Erykah Badu isn’t afraid to keep her fans updated on all the details of her life. The singer used her Twitter account Saturday to let the public know that a stalker was arrested outside of Badu’s house in Dallas, Texas. Following the ordeal, Badu issued more than ten “tweets” to explain the encounter, including one that read, quote, “I feel so awful. Police pepper sprayed her and cuffed her.” Badu also noted that woman had appeared at her house several times and had placed items on Badu’s lawn like, according to Badu, a rabbit, a toucan and a sketch book. Badu was scheduled to play at Austin’s South by Southwest festival Saturday night. She told fans following her on Twitter that she would be late because she had to fill out a police report. This isn’t the first time Badu has kept fans abreast of her personal life on Twitter. Back in February, the singer updated her Twitter account while she was giving birth to daughter Mars Merkaba.