Recontextualization, 2025-2026
Recontextualization takes the Western canon’s most recognizable images, from Shakespearean heroines to Pop Art icons, and relocates them into Black geographies. Where the canon left Black figures out of the picture, these paintings place them at the center of familiar compositions, set in living rooms, at the kitchen table, and on the bayou, settings that hold outsized significance in Black American storytelling. The result is a counter-narrative rather than a correction.
Ophelia, Watercolor and gouache on watercolor paper, 22 x 31 in, 2026
Gossip Folks, Watercolor and gouache on watercolor paper, 2 x 2 ft, 2025
Shades of Blue, Watercolor and gouache on watercolor paper, 31 x 23 in, 2026
Soup and Snooze, diptych, Watercolor and gouache on watercolor paper, 23 x 30 in, 2025
Magic Soup, diptych, Acrylic on watercolor paper, 27 x 22 in, 2025
For Those Who Chose the City, Watercolor on watercolor paper, 8 x 10 in, 2026
While You Were Waiting, 2023-2024
While You Were Waiting documents everyday life at the bus stop, one of the most overlooked public stages in Black American life. Each large-scale watercolor is named for a real street or intersection in geographical Black meccas. The series treats waiting not as empty time but as the place where community, humor, and oral history are made. More than a backdrop, the bus stop is the vehicle through which these stories are passed from person to person, grounded in reality whether they are fact, fiction, or a mix of both.
Cowboy on Canal St., Watercolor, ink, and acrylic on watercolor paper, 40 x 30 in, 2023
8507 Queens Blvd., Watercolor, ink, and acrylic on watercolor paper, 22 x 24 in, 2024
Skatepark on Paris Avenue., Watercolor, ink, and acrylic on watercolor paper, 40 x 30 in, 2023
Corner of Post Oak and Richmond, Watercolor, ink, and acrylic on watercolor paper, 25 x 39 in, 2023
5th and Sydnee, Watercolor, ink, and acrylic on watercolor paper, 35 x 21 in, 2024
Sunday Best on West Grand Blvd., Watercolor, ink, and acrylic on watercolor paper, 30 x 21 in, 2024
People of Ramseyville, 2023-Present
People of Ramseyville is the portrait series in which Ramsey built the visual language that runs through her narrative work. She refined the color theory, pattern, and flatness that would come to define her larger paintings, introducing the residents of Ramseyville one face at a time.
Boy Who Counts Sheep, Watercolor, ink, and color pencil on watercolor paper, 8 x 10 in, 2023
Tale of Two Sisters, Watercolor and ink on watercolor paper, 30 x 22 in, 2023
Medusa, Watercolor, ink, gold leaf, and acrylic on watercolor paper, 30 x 22 in, 2023
Sir Rodman, Watercolor and ink on watercolor paper, 30 x 22 in, 2023
Man at Leisure, Watercolor on watercolor paper, 30 x 22 in, 2025
Porch Activities, Watercolor on watercolor paper, 30 x 22 in, 2025
Couch Sitting, Watercolor on watercolor paper, 30 x 15 in, 2025
In Black and White, 2026
In Black and White is a series of gesture drawings, each made in five minutes or less. Working in white gouache on black mixed-media paper, Ramsey strips her visual language down to line alone, catching posture, movement, and the small gestures of everyday life before the moment passes. Where her watercolors are slow and layered, these drawings are about speed and instinct.
Man and His Polka Dotted Chair, No. 1, Gouache on mixed media paper, 8 x 10 in, 2026
Basquiat Aesthetics, No. 2, Gouache on mixed media paper, 8 x 10 in, 2026
Badu Wrapped Smiles, No. 3, Gouache on mixed media paper, 8 x 10 in, 2026
Queen and Slim, No. 4, Gouache on mixed media paper, 8 x 10 in, 2026
Stare At Me, No. 5, Gouache on mixed media paper, 8 x 10 in, 2026
Chess Solos, No. 6, Gouache on mixed media paper, 8 x 10 in, 2026
Lil’ Sampha, No. 7, Gouache on mixed media paper, 8 x 10 in, 2026
Walk That Walk Money, No. 8, Gouache on mixed media paper, 8 x 10 in, 2026
Braid My Hair, No. 9, Gouache on mixed media paper, 8 x 10 in, 2026