Well, this was unexpected, to say the least… !??
Week 3 of sheltering in place in Illinois has begun. Of course all workshops and classes have been canceled, as of now through May 1. Whether or not that is further adjusted remains to be seen. I will update this page and you can check the website of the Oak Park Art League for information as well, as circumstances continue to evolve.
At the beginning of the year I noted I had felt a massive energy shift under my feet. I’m certain that this was not at all what I envisioned, though now that we are here I’m not sure what I did mean by that or what that would look like a few months later. I think I envisioned high creative potential and that I was going to begin a large body of work in 2020. That is happening, though my attention span and creative flow are intermittent since we all started to understand our new reality starting about a month ago.
There are paintings in the works, though. Several! Here is one in particular that I started March 13. It contains most of the symbols I use over and over again in my work, and I’m about to start painting over and pushing some of the symbols back and pulling some of them forward, so it’s about to change a lot this week.
I will update as I develop it further, and maybe add a video. This seems a good time to try making some videos : )
I hope you are staying safe, healthy, sane and creative during this very strange, collective moment in our world. Lots of love.
