The quarantine and its subsequent isolation has been a good/very bad thing. For me, the good outweighs the bad. (but you know I’m a “glass half full” person.) I’m not making light of the pandemic- I lost people and know others who are hurting. So many people lost. Close to home, we miss the gallery openings, concerts, dinners at our favorite restaurants and family gatherings. The impact on businesses has caused good people to suffer. Hopefully the vaccine will bring us closer soon.
All that being said, people have shown amazing creativity devising ways to conquer these losses. Carry out, drive by, zoom, to name a few. Although I discovered that teaching art online did not give me joy, I did decide to take an online art class to pass the time. The result is a new body of work still in its infancy. I guess I need to change it up every few years. These pieces have very little paper. They are mixed media- acrylic and graphite.
Soon after I retired from Mariemont, I took a class with a local artist. My biggest take away was a comment he made to me- “I wish you could paint with the same energy that you draw.” I have not forgotten his comment. Maybe this work would please him. Let me know what you think and thanks for visiting my site.
