During the pandemic, I found myself drawn to working with the figure again, something I had not done in many years. I created several large, almost life-size, paintings that were scattered around my studio for much of the year. In hindsight, it seems they provided the human connection I was missing in my real life all that year.
The work is quite a departure from my non-representational paintings, and so I had not shown them, but recently submitted several to the Art2Life 2021 International Juried Art Exhibition. I was very honored to have the work above, EVERY BODY, selected from over 4,500 entries, with only 50 finalists. It felt validating and I was grateful to have the work selected for such a prestigious event.
The exhibition was juried by artist and gallery owner Juan Kelly, whose paintings I have admired for years. His Santa Fe gallery, Nuart , has a long-standing and stellar reputation as one of the finest contemporary galleries in Santa Fe.
You can view the virtual exhibition, including Juan's comments:
Art2Life International Juried Exhibition
