Art in the Time of COVID19: Adult
Protest (Katie Royer)
8" by 12". Photograph. 6/5/2020
Take at a local protest in El Segundo on Main Street.
-
I am a young writer and filmmaker who recently moved to El Segundo.
Untitled (Brent Fong)
8" x 12". Digital jpeg. 5/1/2020
During the COVID-19 stay-at-home orders, I've been taking walks and bike rides almost daily and bringing my camera everywhere I go. And with every picture, I want to capture a change in the way we interact with the world.
-
I am an incoming junior at USC majoring in Art History and Health and Human Science. From a young age, I've had ties to both science and art. As I've grown older, I hope to work in a museum displaying the power of art.
Terrestrial Forms (Vineta and Jack Rendler (brother and sister))
8' x 20'. Mural. 5/8/2020
The mural painting is, first and foremost, a composition of terrestrial and geometric forms. The painting suggests an intimate dialogue between humanity and the geometric patterns found in nature. This dialogue reasons in the symbiotic existence between the built environment and nature, displaying artificial elements that exhibit the rhymes of natural beauty. It is only through this resolution, between nature and society, that each human will reach fulfillment.
The composition of geometric design throughout the landscape painting translates into an architect's ambition - the ability to generate an aesthetic atmosphere and transcending aura that connects the viewer to a higher awareness of beauty and wonder. The built form in conversation with the extreme altitude of the mountain inspires man to be at-will and simultaneously inspired by nature's hand. The wildness of the mountain landscape triggers such feelings as the configures meet in complexity and a harmonious resolution.
My project partner and I were inspired by the history of landscape paintings and their ability to generate a feeling of sublime. Simultaneously there is a history of architecture existing within specific landscapes, as in the Roman architectures of pastoral landscapes, the Greek placed citadels in a strategic position, on a hill with a view of Athens and Italian villas where gardens are seamless with the architecture.
The mountains were carefully selected in such regard to exemplify the climax of both the emotional and spiritual state of the terrestrial, as one may feel at the top of a mountain. Here, we became inspired by the Chinese art form of Shan Shui and its depiction of nature's grandeur moments.
The cultural impacts of architecture as an art display our connection to Earth through the built environment. The way the forms in the mural find their place within the rigid structures of the mountainous edges while simultaneously forming their indivudal rhymes and repetitions displays nature's own complex regularities: the branching systems of plants and trees, various striations of rock formations, or the journey of an acorn forming the intricate root system for an oak tree.
The mural is finally an exploration of the layered relationship of the organic forms, selection of landscape, the human connection to the Earth, and the terrestrial exemplified through an act of art displaying this interaction. Nature applauds itself through the works of art generated from the inspiration it yields.
-
We are a brother and sister duo raised in Manhattan Beach. Jack Rendler just finished his Masters in Design from Harvard while Vineta is entering her senior year at the University of Southern California. Together we used the unfortunate COVID-19 circumstance as an opportunity to collaborate on a project that will forever change our childhood home.
Virtual links (Elizabeth Clark Hawkinson)
5.5" x8.5" x 0.001". Ink pen and paper. 4/17/2020
This piece was created in comfort of my own bed during the beginning weeks of the quarantine It was inspired by connections. Moreover, the virtual connections we are making with loved ones and our communities and the physical connections that inevitable compound the spread of COVID-19.
-
I am a 23 year old, self taught artist and a recent graduate from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo currently working in the South Bay as an Aerospace Engineer. My artistic exploration generally consists of optical art conveyed either in performance or visual art. To keep up with my work, feel free to follow @lizard_lizart on instagram.
LampSuite (Aaron Gonzalez)
15” x 17”. Acrylic. 5/27/2020
As I continue to quarantine and spend an abnormally excessive amount of time at home, my perspective of my space has began to change. I’m starting to notice details in my home I didn’t notice before. I’m personifying and befriending the items in my household. The process of painting these colorful intricate patterns has been extremely comforting. Everyday is an opportunity to look at the same thing in a new way.
-
I am a Los Angeles based creative who specializes in illustration. Creating images is my preferred form of communication and my work can be found expressed in various ways. From drawing and painting to printmaking, animating and exploring emerging digital tools, I find myself constantly excited to make new work.
The Stronghold (Artemis in the time of Quarantine) (Barbara Boland)
14" x 86". Photography and collage. 5/16/2020
The stronghold is an actual place. Over centuries people have sheltered in strongholds.
In this time of our quarantine we find ourselves in the strongholds of our making, places to shelter and protect from the pandemic. Artemis is a hunter, here with 4 eyes, vigilant against the seemingly benign beauty of red corona stamens.
-
We moved to El Segundo less than 2 years ago, after living in Connecticut for 10 years and the Hollywood Hills for 20 years before. My recent work consists of a dialogue of images, a conversation. This piece, like all of my work, is rooted within a sense of time, histories, and mythologies . I am a gardener.
My Alchemy (Into The Red) (Barbara Boland)
33" x 52". Photographs. 4/18/2020
"My Alchemy". The" farmacuitica" (pharmacy) goes back centuries, the search for cures, ills, hurts..how to be well. Now in this time of pandemic we begin again, the search for a cure. But our own personal alchemy - what are we made of what we desire, or have desired..for me that is "Into The Red", our own quest .
-
I have been living in El Segundo for less than 2 years.I had never been here before. At night, before the pandemic, I would watch the diamond chain in the sky of incoming flights. Our daughter lives in Brooklyn and we talk about when we will see each other again.
Bob Ross Trees (Di Xu)
1536 px × 2048 px. Digital painting. 5/22/2020
This was painted on an iPad during a Bob Ross drink and draw event my friends and I attended on Discord while the stay-at-home order was in place in Los Angeles. Painting apart together was such a fun and meditative experience. This event demonstrated the creative ways Santa Monica College students are building supportive communities even when the classes have all moved online.
-
I'm a painter and an interaction designer
Screen Time (Natalie Zigal)
6.5" x 6". Gouache. 3/22/2020
This was a conversation I overheard between my daughter and her friend.
-
I am a toy designer working in El Segundo. My husband and I have been working from home for 2+ months while homeschooling our 5 year old and entertaining our two year old.
Happy Birthday 2020 (Valeran Lothaniel)
1072 × 1044 px. Digital Video. 4/14/2020
Celebrating my birthday during self-isolation
-
As an artist, I seek to celebrate my existence through the multi-disciplines of spoken word, lyrical poetry, photography and moving images.
#GettyMuseumChallenge Portrait of Leonilla, Princess of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn (Valeran Lothaniel)
1920 × 1080 px. Digital Video. 4/1/2020
During the period of self-isolation, the Getty Museum challenged people to recreate works of art in their collection using three items that they have in their homes. My favorite painting at the Getty Museum was that of Princess Leonilla, whose unassailable social position allowed her to be depicted in a sensual pose. I did my best to recreate the painting using shawls, curtains and scrap fabric, silk flowers, costume jewelry, and a 2020 Census form that I folded up into a fan.
-
As an artist, I seek to celebrate my existence through the multi-disciplines of spoken word, lyrical poetry, photography and moving images.
Quarantine life (Kun-I Chang)
10" x 10". Digital illustration. 4/30/2020
2020 has been a heartbreaking year to the world and New York City was on PAUSE from March to May. During this unprecedented time, we as artists can't help but wanting to create arts that express our emotions as we live through this horrible pandemic.
Working from home, social distancing and self-quarantine have become the new normal of our lives. When the freedom of physical interaction is taken away, the longing for the warmth of an in person communication has grown stronger and stronger. Under the no contact restrictions, we see people around the way still manage to find beautiful ways to stay connected. Touched and inspired by the strength and warmth of human will, we have created some heartwarming illustrations in hope of easing the pain and sharing the positive spirits for those in need.
-
I am a New York based creative director/animator/illustrator. I direct, design and animate visually intriguing projects across all media platforms.
The Silk Road (Marion Wesson)
8” x 9”. Acrylic and pen on paper. 5/18/2020
My 16yr old and I collaborated on a piece together dreaming of places we’d like to travel when the pandemic is over. This piece is Inspired by the Matisi Temple in Zhangye, China and was a stop on the ancient silk trade route. The stripes, painted by me, illustrate the carved pathways in the cliff and my daughter drew the Buddhist Gottoes which were carved into the cliff side.
-
I’ve been a working artist since graduating from RISD in 1993. I am a single mom raising two very talented girls.
Sisterhood, In Quarentine (Part 4) (Anabella Funk, Ingrid Nelson, Davia Pratschner )
12" x 18". Photograph. 5/14/2020
Two sisters, in Nevada County, California, look at each other from behind a plane of glass. Connected by their friendship and sisterhood and yet separated by the time of the COVID 19 Pandemic. This piece features clothing from a small local California Business, Kit Kit Dizzy, to emphasize the importance of supporting local small stores and coming together to support each other and the local economy when we can't be together. 'Sisterhood, In Quarantine' is a piece on friendship, love and hope.
-
Three female artists from the small town of Nevada City, California create a 'Sisterhood, In Quarantine'. Ingrid Nelson is a photographer and Visual Artist. Pitcured-Anabella Funk is a documentary filmmaker and Davia Pratschner is a Nevada County Musician.
Sisterhood, In Quarantine ( A Second Look) (Anabella Funk, Ingrid Nelson and Davia Pratschner)
12" x 18". Photograph. 5/14/2020
Two sisters, in Nevada County, California, look at each other from behind a plane of glass. Connected by their friendship and sisterhood and yet separated by the time of the COVID 19 Pandemic. This piece features clothing from a small local California Business, Kit Kit Dizzy, to emphasize the importance of supporting local small stores and coming together to support each other and the local economy when we can't be together. 'Sisterhood, In Quarantine' is a piece on friendship, love and hope.
-
Three female artists from the small town of Nevada City, California create a 'Sisterhood, In Quarantine'. Ingrid Nelson is a photographer and Visual Artist. Pictured- Anabella Funk is a documentary filmmaker, and Davia Pratschner is a Nevada County Musician.
Sisterhood in Quarentine (Anabella Funk, Ingrid Nelson, Davia Pratschner)
12" x 18". Photograph. 5/14/2020
'Sisterhood in Quarantine', was created to look at being divided yet connected in the time of the COVID 19 Pandemic. It's created by a group of three female artists from Nevada City, California. The two young women pictured, Anabella Funk and Davia, are both Nevada County Natives and now, due to the Pandemic, are back in their home town. They are matching from a local store, Kit Kit Dizzy, to emphasize the importance of shopping local and supporting small businesses. The purpose of this piece is to show that we can stay connected through sisterhood, even if we can't be together.
-
This piece was created by Ingrid Nelson, a Photographer and artist, and the Models featured are Anabella Funk, a Filmmaker and Visual Artist, and Davia Pratschner, a Nevada County Musician.
Pandemic (Sam Webb Holcomb)
28” x 22”. Stained glass. 5/6/2020
I began this piece at the very start of COVID lockdown. I wanted to express the angst, turmoil, isolation and danger our society, and our world, was experiencing. And how in the face of this, and every tragedy in human history, we continue to see beauty and hold on to hope.
-
Self-taught artisan. Began working with glass after retiring.
Tell Me How It Ends (Kathryn Tubbs)
36" x 36" x 1.5". Mixed media on canvas. 4/30/2020
These paintings are from my 'hip series'--a body of work detailing my recent total hip replacement. My artwork creates beauty from what is often considered grotesque. I depict human disease, injuries, wounds, scars, surgeries and the body's interior and microscopic matter. The bright colors take the images from reality and focus on positivity and recovery.
-
I live and work in El Segundo, and make art in the spare bedroom of my 100 year old Spanish bungalow. I am also an ultra-distance prone paddleboarder and often on the ocean paddling.
The Exact Temperature of Life (Kathryn Tubbs)
36" x 36" x 1.5". Acrylic and pencil on canvas. 5/6/2020
These paintings are from my 'hip series'--a body of work detailing my recent total hip replacement. My artwork creates beauty from what is often considered grotesque. I depict human disease, injuries, wounds, scars, surgeries and the body's interior and microscopic matter. The bright colors take the images from reality and focus on positivity and recovery.
-
I live and work in El Segundo, and make art in the spare bedroom of my 100 year old Spanish bungalow. I am also an ultra-distance prone paddleboarder and often on the ocean paddling.
Selfie 2020 (Laurette Galano)
16" x 20". Oil on canvas. 5/5/2020
The world looks so unfamiliar these days, as does the person staring back at me in the mirror.
-
I am a painter, an architecture/interior design enthusiast, and an ESMoA volunteer.
COVID-19 in Layers (Nicole Lewis-Adams)
15" x 18". Acrylic and watercolor on paper, postcard. 4/15/2020
The artwork was inspired by a postcard I'm sure we all received in the mail from the White House. It stated the health guidelines and precautionary measures that should be taken to avoid the spread of the COVID-19. I dissected the post card and thought of all the many layers involved with COVID-19. The loss, heartbreak, dark and bleak times that many face, yet the sliver of hope many of us hold onto. All of these emotions, thoughts and ideas are layered amongst each other in this artwork. Some so deep we can not see, some so obvious we can not ignore.
-
I graduated from El Segundo High School in 2002 and am now an art and design teacher there. I am consistently inspired by my students and their love for creativity through many forms.
Hope Rises (Tracy Kadonaga)
6" x 12". Arcylic pens and acrylic paint on canvas. 5/1/2020
I started this painting with our school closure in March as a tribute to ESHS graduating seniors. These students are grappling with all of the postponements (prom, awards night, graduation, etc.), while also dealing with the uncertainty of what life will hold for them in the coming fall. The young woman in the painting looks boldly at the viewer with quiet confidence despite the blustering wind in her face--just as it is my hope that our students can rise with courage and optimism to face the challenges of this pandemic.
-
I've been an art teacher at El Segundo High School since 1998 and I'm so grateful to have a job I love in such a supportive community. With Covid 19 and distance learning, we are certainly facing tough times, but our ESHS family is tough too. We got this.
Catalina (Steve Kramer)
24" x 36". Oil on canvas. 4/3/2020
This piece was done from a photo I had taken along the walking path at Point Vicente, a favorite haunt of mine. The painting reflects the feeling of isolation while knowing there is so much to explore in the outdoors.
-
I had produced art from a young age, before becoming more engaged in museums and galleries for the past couple decades. I'm very happy to be painting again while continuing to enjoy the art scene.
6ft apart (Jireh Deng)
About 5.5" x 4.25". Paper and ink. 3/24/2020
A friend had me write about the concept of technology and I have been thinking a lot about how relationships are changing or interrupted in this current time. I hope that we come out of this with new perspective on how we shouldn't take time for granted considering how brief all of us have.
-
Jireh is an undergraduate student at Cal State Long Beach studying Applied Math and International Studies. When she isn't busy studying or working in her community, she writes poetry and works to share her art throughout Greater Los Angeles
Quarantine Postcard (Felix Xiao-Yu Wang)
750 x 1000 pixels. Digital Collage. 3/30/2020
I have been thinking about fairy tales, light, and memory. Pictured are geese with rainbow halos, floral patterns from my childhood, and a scene from the Chinese television show "The Monkey King"
-
I'm a queer painter / filmmaker / aspiring arts educator interested in collages, rainbows, and social change. My art usually focuses on memory and ancestral worship.
Sketchbook Page 89 (Felix Xiao-Yu Wang)
8.5" x 11". watercolor, pen, and marker on paper. 3/30/2020
I drew this dollhouse scene to reflect on how psychological space is being impacted by Stay-At-Home orders. I repeat some of the objects in the drawing to reference the passing of time.
-
I'm a queer painter / filmmaker / aspiring arts educator interested in collages, rainbows, and social change. My art usually focuses on memory and ancestral worship.
Mislabeled (Wallace Maguire)
4" x 6". Cotton thread on photographic postcard. 4/15/2020
This piece is embroidery on a black and white photograph of artist Amely Spoetzl with a quote from Ella Wheeler Cox. I've been thinking a lot lately, in isolation, about my life and the things that are most important to me right now. This piece pays homage to a fellow artist while exploring queer themes, how I see myself, and how the pandemic has served as an excuse to take rights back from the queer community (among other marginalized communities). It also works as a nice allegory for how we need to work together.
-
I take a lot of inspiration from nature and found objects. I've been creating since I was a kid and I would describe myself as the perfect stereotype of a starving artist.
Sitting in Quarantine (Jireh Deng)
About 5.5" x 4.25". Paper and ink. 3/24/2020
A friend of mine asked me to write a poem for a friend that was struggling and I wrote this in the spirit of that feeling the fight. It is a poem for all of us that are being challenged in new ways during this time.
-
Jireh is an undergraduate student at Cal State Long Beach studying Applied Math and International Studies. When she isn't busy studying or working in her community, she writes poetry and works to share her art throughout Greater Los Angeles
The Endless Quarantine (Michael Kreski)
8 1/2" x 11". Digital media. 4/26/2020
This work appropriates an iconic image that has an El Segundo connection, the famous graphic poster created by artist John Van Hamersveld for the 1965 movie “The Endless Summer”. It is a comment on the increasing restrictions being imposed by government which we are told are for public safety but appear in many instances to be excessive, arbitrary, pointless, and with no end in sight; i.e. no surfing, as if some grave health hazard is posed by an individual riding waves alone on the ocean.
-
I have a background in industrial design and installation art. In recent years I'm more interested in urban design and the design and use of public spaces.
Quietus (Jireh Deng)
About 5.5" x 4.24". Paper and ink. 4/13/2020
I wrote this piece as a gift for one of my mentors who recently had a loved one pass away. I was attempting to channel the collective experience of loss we are all currently experiencing at the moment.
-
Jireh is an undergraduate student at Cal State Long Beach studying Applied Math and International Studies. When she isn't busy studying or working in her community, she writes poetry and works to share her art throughout Greater Los Angeles
Connect (Casey Everest)
15" x 12". Ink and acrylic on paper. 4/15/2020
I created this work to show a feeling I’ve been missing a lot lately. The feeling of physical touch. I miss being able to hug my friends and not have to keep our distance.
-
I’m a full time fine arts student and Otis College. I make art that expresses how I feel in the way words can’t.
Peephole (Jane Bushmaker)
Scalable. iPhone XR. 3/25/2020
During kids’ nap. Wednesday of week 2. View from home.
-
Art lover. El Segundo lover. Sometime photographer.
Yosemite: A Winter Wonderland #3 (Chris Baker)
12" x 18". Photograph. 3/19/2020
For the past five years I have spent a month in Yosemite Valley each Spring working on a portfolio entitled: Spring in The Valley.
This year, our time in the Valley was cut short due to the COVID-19 closure. However, on our last morning in the park we awoke to a winter wonderland. I could not have asked for a more magical way to spend our last couple hours in the Valley and am grateful to have been blessed with such a beautiful parting gift.
-
After suffering a traumatic brain injury (TBI) in October of 2013, I was introduced to photography as a form of art therapy. And what initially started as a tool for healing quickly became my passion.
In a very short time, photography has become an invaluable part of my life. It is through this medium that I can share with others how I interpret the world around me. It allows me to express what I am seeing, feeling and experiencing.
Yosemite: A Winter Wonderland #2 (Chris Baker)
12" x 18". Photograph. 3/19/2020
For the past five years I have spent a month in Yosemite Valley each Spring working on a portfolio entitled: Spring in The Valley.
This year, our time in the Valley was cut short due to the COVID-19 closure. However, on our last morning in the park we awoke to a winter wonderland. I could not have asked for a more magical way to spend our last couple hours in the Valley and am grateful to have been blessed with such a beautiful parting gift.
-
After suffering a traumatic brain injury (TBI) in October of 2013, I was introduced to photography as a form of art therapy. And what initially started as a tool for healing quickly became my passion.
In a very short time, photography has become an invaluable part of my life. It is through this medium that I can share with others how I interpret the world around me. It allows me to express what I am seeing, feeling and experiencing.
Yosemite: A Winter Wonderland #1 (Chris Baker)
12" x 18". Photograph. 3/19/2020
For the past five years I have spent a month in Yosemite Valley each Spring working on a portfolio entitled: Spring in The Valley.
This year, our time in the Valley was cut short due to the COVID-19 closure. However, on our last morning in the park we awoke to a winter wonderland. I could not have asked for a more magical way to spend our last couple hours in the Valley and am grateful to have been blessed with such a beautiful parting gift.
-
After suffering a traumatic brain injury (TBI) in October of 2013, I was introduced to photography as a form of art therapy. And what initially started as a tool for healing quickly became my passion.
In a very short time, photography has become an invaluable part of my life. It is through this medium that I can share with others how I interpret the world around me. It allows me to express what I am seeing, feeling and experiencing.
Quarantine Longing (Devin Grady)
16" x 20" print, 24" x 28" framed size. Photograph. 4/9/2020
A photo of my wife, watching the outdoors during the Los Angeles stay-at-home orders. She normally loves going outside and basking in the sun, but with the beaches and apartment pool closed, she mostly just watches the sun with longing these days and laments the fact that it never directly illuminates our balcony.
-
I am a photographer, software engineer, and generally enjoy creating things. I concentrate on nature, animal and landscape photography, though I also work in macro, astro, street, and portrait photography. I have always been a generalist and I do not believe that limits my ability in any one area, but instead allows me to draw from a breadth of experience and techniques.
New Toy #2 (Devin Grady)
8" x 10", framed to 12" x 15". Photography (film). 4/9/2020
A new camera that I ordered in December finally arrived while Los Angeles was under stay-at-home orders. Typically an outdoors (birds/landscapes) photographer, I found myself stuck inside with a new toy I desperately wanted to get to know. I turned to self-portraiture to practice my film handling and development processes -- the scratches on the film are quite evident in this photo but are a key part of the story as this was the 8th photo ever taken with this camera and the 1st in an unproven development protocol and I had not yet worked out which parts of my image handling were at fault.
-
I am a photographer, software engineer, and generally enjoy creating things. I concentrate on nature, animal and landscape photography, though I also work in macro, astro, street, and portrait photography. I have always been a generalist and I do not believe that limits my ability in any one area, but instead allows me to draw from a breadth of experience and techniques.
Flowering Maple (Ellen King)
30 x 22". Chalk Pastel, Acrylic, Charcoal on WC Paper. 3/25/2020
COVID 19 may be flourishing but so is Springtime. Colors abound, new growth thrives and a renewal of Spirit and Beauty. This is my inspiration.
-
I'm an artist and volunteer art teacher. I was Program Director of the Brentwood Art Center for 30 yrs and trained art teachers all over LA. Also lucky enough to be on the Advisory Board of ESMoA.
Cymbidiums Abound (Ellen King)
30 x 22". Chalk Pastel, Acrylic, Charcoal on WC Paper. 4/1/2020
COVID 19 may be flourishing but so is Springtime. Colors abound, new growth thrives and a renewal of Spirit and Beauty. This is my inspiration.
-
I'm an artist and volunteer art teacher. I was Program Director of the Brentwood Art Center for 30 yrs and trained art teachers all over LA. Also lucky enough to be on the Advisory Board of ESMoA.
Double Delight In the Time of COVID 19 (Ellen King)
30 x 22". Chalk Pastel, Acrylic, Charcoal on WC Paper. 3/15/2020
COVID 19 may be flourishing but so is Springtime. Colors abound, new growth thrives and a renewal of Spirit and Beauty. This is my inspiration.
-
I'm an artist and volunteer art teacher. I was Program Director of the Brentwood Art Center for 30 yrs and trained art teachers all over LA. Also lucky enough to be on the Advisory Board of ESMoA.
Alone (Kristina Borgstrom)
8" x 10". Photograph. 4/12/2020
Alone in self isolation amongst the poppies.
-
As a former model I switched to the other side of the camera to complete my visions. I’m trained in photography at Santa Monica College. I choose self portraiture as my medium.
Cover your face (Kristina Borgstrom)
8" x 10". Photograph. 4/12/2020
Covering your face is now mandatory. So I covered it amongst the poppies.
-
I’m a self portrait artist and former model. I trained in photography at Santa Monica college. I choose self portraiture to express all my creative ideas.
Kristinas World (Kristina Borgstrom)
8" x 10". Photograph. 4/1/2020
My inspiration was to recreate a painting at my home during the quarantine of 2020. Christina’s World by Andrew Wyeth always spoke to me. Being of the same name and feeling that isolation I recreated it.
-
I’m a self portrait artist with photography as my medium. I was trained in photography at Santa Monica College. I modeled for many years before jumping behind the camera.
#GettyMuseumChallenge Portrait of Leonilla, Princess of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn (Valeran Lothaniel)
1024 × 685 px. Fabric Scraps, Costume Jewelry, Silk Flowers, 2020 Census Form. 4/1/2020
During the period of self-isolation, the Getty Museum challenged people to recreate works of art in their collection using three items that they have in their homes. My favorite painting at the Getty Museum was that of Princess Leonilla, whose unassailable social position allowed her to be depicted in a sensual pose. I did my best to recreate the painting using shawls, curtains and scrap fabric, silk flowers, costume jewelry, and a 2020 Census form that I folded up into a fan.
-
As an artist, I seek to celebrate my existence through the multi-disciplines of spoken word, lyrical poetry, photography and moving images.
A Kusama room for The Reptile (Valeran Lothaniel)
15 in X 11 In X 8.5 in. Yellow Acrylic Paint, Black Permanent Marker, Apple, Cardboard. 4/7/2020
We project a lot of ourselves onto our pets, and during this time of self-isolation it was difficult for me to reconcile the fact that I could no longer physically be around grand works of art. Thus I was inspired to create a shoe box sized art experience for my pet lizard so that at the very least he would experience being immersed in art while I could not. Inspired by the works of Yayoi Kusama.
-
As an artist, I seek to celebrate my existence through the multi-disciplines of spoken word, lyrical poetry, photography and moving images.
For All There Is to Give, I Offer (Kathryn Tubbs)
36" x 36" x 1.5". Acrylic and pencil on canvas. 3/24/2020
These paintings are from my 'hip series'--a body of work detailing my recent total hip replacement. My artwork creates beauty from what is often considered grotesque. I depict human disease, injuries, wounds, scars, surgeries and the body's interior and microscopic matter. The bright colors take the images from reality and focus on positivity and recovery.
-
I live and work in El Segundo, and make art in the spare bedroom of my 100 year old Spanish bungalow. I am also an ultra-distance prone paddleboarder and often on the ocean paddling.
Holding Steady (Kathryn Tubbs)
36" x 36" x 1.5". Acrylic and pencil on canvas. 3/24/2020
These paintings are from my 'hip series'--a body of work detailing my recent total hip replacement. My artwork creates beauty from what is often considered grotesque. I depict human disease, injuries, wounds, scars, surgeries and the body's interior and microscopic matter. The bright colors take the images from reality and focus on positivity and recovery.
-
I live and work in El Segundo, and make art in the spare bedroom of my 100 year old Spanish bungalow. I am also an ultra-distance prone paddleboarder and often on the ocean paddling.
Hammer to Marrow (Kathryn Tubbs)
36" x 36" x 1.5". Acrylic and pencil on canvas. 3/24/2020
These paintings are from my 'hip series'--a body of work detailing my recent total hip replacement. My artwork creates beauty from what is often considered grotesque. I depict human disease, injuries, wounds, scars, surgeries and the body's interior and microscopic matter. The bright colors take the images from reality and focus on positivity and recovery.
-
I live and work in El Segundo, and make art in the spare bedroom of my 100 year old Spanish bungalow. I am also an ultra-distance prone paddleboarder and often on the ocean paddling.