OVER THE YEARS January 23, 2023 by San Quentin News SQ alumnus Diaz (first nameunknown) painted this 1997portrait of a young Black woman, thepersonification of quiet reality. John Sklut’s 2008 winterbird masterpieceis a study in serenity and just oneamong many examples of his passion andskill in capturing winged wonders Omid Mokri is an artistic phenomenonwhose art was featured on thecover of Wall City magazine’s secondSpanish edition. His portrait of Bob Marleycaptures the singer’s light and laughter Chad Tobias’ photo-like and incrediblyrealistic pencil portrait of a beautifulyoung woman brought color only to her eyes. Kit Paepule’s not-quite-watercolors wereactually composed with stains created byadding water to powdered flavored drink mixes. Darren Rhinehardt’s pencil-and-shadingpicture of Biggie Smalls, Jay-Z and MCLite brings the award-winning artists to life. Antwan Banks’ finely detailed portraitof SQNews’ former Editor-in-ChiefRichard “Bonaru” Richardson, a manalways found with a smile on his face. Share on FacebookTweetFollow us