Incarcerated, Self-taught, and Legally Blind

When there are several choices on the short list for a new month's edition of Top eBay Chess Items by Price (March 2010), I almost always go for any artwork. Looking at recent posts I was surprised to discover that the last featured artwork was over a year ago in Baffling eBay (April 2023).

The artwork pictured below was titled, 'Original Painting African American Children Oil Pastels Unframed Signed' The price was given as 'US $825.00; Best offer accepted or Best Offer' (whatever that all means). Judging by its position in the list of sold items, it appears to have sold for $750.

The description said,

This is a one of a kind original painting. Johnnie, an African American artist is incarcerated, has been painting about five years and is self taught. He has donated many of his paintings to support a program that allows men to earn their college degrees while behind bars and has also donated paintings to the American Glaucoma Foundation. He has a rare eye disorder and is diagnosed as legally blind but still manages to create beautiful works of art.

This is titled "We Are Resilient, Make Your Move", hand painted in oil and oil pastels on canvas. It is unframed and signed, H24" X W18".

The artist is incarcerated, self taught, and legally blind. The title of the work ('We Are Resilient...') was written its back.