Xavier Payne is an Illustrator, Designer, and Painter from Nashville, TN. His work is a true representation of the 1990's in African American popular culture. His abstract interpretations of these moments clearly had an impact on Payne growing up. is his first attempt to bring out the essence of the things that are relevant to him, in his words are "as it seems are relevant to many others." Payne says, "Since I am not SO different from you, I imagine that you have fears, doubts, anxieties, long days, and things of the like. These layers tend to complicate life of course. But things could be so much simpler." is available in print on September 6, 2014 via amazon.com and digitally from iBooks and is published by SMG|Books and distributed by Over The Edge Books.