Experience the bold exhibition titled Squa sh - consisting of 20 watercolor paintings and an assortment of drawings a nd mix-media works by painter and muralist Charles Humes Jr.
\nHumes depicts images of Florida City and Homestead&rsquo\;s agricultural farmin g fields\, featuring migrant workers harvesting several crops\, including squash. The paintings highlighted in Squash are studies of Humes&rsquo\; s eemingly landscape view &ndash\; the endless panoramic crop fields\, rows of vast brilliant greens and the golden hues of squash.
\nHis waterc olor pieces are dramatic portraits that capture field workers picking\, fi lling and loading their baskets with crops\, under the early morning and a fternoon sun. Humes visually connects these contemporary scenes with the h istoric imagery of slaves toiling in the fields of cotton and tobacco hund reds of years ago.
\n&ldquo\;I wanted to show the beauty and genre o f these workers and pickers as they toil amid the various elements of fiel d\, weather and sun\,&rdquo\; he said.
\nThese studies were complete d in early spring 2024 during Humes&rsquo\; arts residency at Everglades N ational Park as an Artist in Residence in Everglades (AIRIE) recipient.
\nHumes expressed that his exhibit is a visual diary of his &ldquo\;wa lks and studies of massive farming fields\, and the natural wonders of the Everglades that too few get to see.&rdquo\;
\nHis painted sketches are part of a Plein Air technique that showcases fluid contrasts of space and form in vivid perspectives\, capturing the region's topography. They a lso highlight the dramatic forms of field workers harvesting crops across acres of farmland\, a signature of South Miami&rsquo\;s farming industry a nd community.
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