In Amy Cherald's paintings, her subjects, black Americans, stare silently straight out from the canvas. There's something in their eyes that draws you in, something knowing in their gaze. They appear unapologetic, unafraid, posed against monochromatic backgrounds or in scenes as bright and bold as they are.In this painting, a farmer leans a top an impossibly pristine John Deere tractor surrounded by blue sky and green grass. In so many of your paintings, the subject is looking out at the viewer. >> I think ...