Available original work
Original mixed media art for sale.
Explore one-of-one paintings by Detroit artist Dawud Shabazz, where color, texture, and material come together in work made to stay alive in the rooms collectors call home.
A surface with a history
More to meet than paint alone.
Mixed-media art has a physical presence that asks to be encountered, not simply glanced at. Dawud Shabazz builds his paintings through acrylic, enamel, sand, glitter, texture, line, and color. Each material brings its own character: a softened field can make room for a rough edge, a sheen can catch the afternoon light, and a small mark can become newly important after weeks in the same room.
That layered approach makes every available work singular. The surface is not a printed image or a repeated design. It carries the decisions, shifts, and discoveries that happened while the painting was made. From across a room, the work may bring a clear atmosphere. Up close, it opens into details that give a collector another reason to return.
Dawud was born and raised in Detroit, and his practice is shaped by the city’s creative energy, movement, and resilience. His paintings make room for abstraction without becoming distant. They can hold color, rhythm, and reflection in a way that lets a room feel more personal, more connected, and more awake.
Selected paintings
Work made for the long look.
These available originals offer a closer view of Dawud’s layered materials, shifting surfaces, and sense of movement. Each is ready to become part of a collector’s own space.
Built in layers
Materials that keep the eye moving.
A mixed-media surface develops through relationship. Acrylic can establish a broad color field. Enamel can introduce a reflective note. Sand can change the feel of an edge, while glitter or texture can make a quieter area come forward when the light changes. Dawud lets those materials respond to one another instead of forcing them into a fixed formula.
For collectors, that means a painting can meet a room differently from morning to evening. The same work may feel calm beside a chair, then more energetic when people gather. It can support a room’s existing colors without trying to match every finish, or offer the contrast that brings the rest of the space into focus.
The material depth also rewards living with original work over time. A painting can reveal a raised line, a grain of sand, or a turn in color only after you have passed it many times. That ongoing exchange is part of the pleasure of collecting art made by hand.
Choosing a work
Start with the response that stays with you.
Begin with the room and the feeling you want to strengthen. A painting with deep blues or softer layered neutrals may give a private space more room to breathe. A work with stronger gold, red, or gestural movement can bring warmth and momentum to an entry, dining space, or creative workplace. You do not need an exact match for every color already in the room. A meaningful painting often gives the space a new rhythm.
Then consider scale. Smaller original work can make a hallway, reading corner, or desk feel more intentional. A larger canvas can become a point of gravity above a sofa or in a gathering space. Measure the wall when you can, and picture the distance from which you will most often see the work. Giving a painting room around it lets its material presence register.
Most importantly, give yourself time with the images. The right work is often the one that returns to your attention after the first look. If you want a practical companion while choosing, the Art Collecting Journal offers guidance on choosing art for your home and hanging it with confidence.
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One work, one material record.
An original mixed-media painting holds the evidence of how it was made. The layers are not simulations of texture. They are the actual places where paint, sand, color, and gesture met on the surface. That gives the work a distinct history before it ever enters a collector’s home, and a presence that cannot be duplicated by a print.
There is room in Dawud’s paintings for a personal relationship. Abstract work does not insist on one story. It can feel expansive when a room is full, contemplative when you meet it alone, and different again as the light shifts. Over time, collectors often find that a particular surface, color relationship, or edge becomes part of their own memory of a place.
Choosing directly from an artist also makes the path more human. You can learn about Dawud’s artistic path, see the work’s history through his exhibitions, and contact him when you want to talk through a particular painting. For a work shaped around a specific wall or intention, explore commissions. The available collection and a commission are different starting points, but each offers an original made with attention.
A collector’s conversation
Ask what the surface holds.
Talk with Dawud about a particular work, the space you are considering, or the material quality that keeps drawing you in.
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Frequently asked questions
About mixed-media art.
What is mixed-media art?
Mixed-media art brings more than one material into a single work. In Dawud Shabazz’s paintings, acrylic, enamel, sand, glitter, texture, color, and gestural marks meet on the surface, creating a work with depth that changes as you spend time with it.
Are the paintings original?
Yes. Every available painting is a one-of-one original made by Dawud Shabazz. The material layers and marks belong to that individual work, not to a reproduction.
Can I ask about materials or scale before I purchase?
Yes. Collectors are welcome to contact Dawud about a particular painting, its dimensions, its material presence, or how it may live in a room. A conversation can make choosing feel more considered.
What if I need work made for a particular space?
Dawud also creates commissions. If you have a wall, room, scale, or atmosphere in mind, visit the commissions page to begin a direct conversation about original work made for that setting.