In this artwork, “Hello in There,” I am telling very much a story of 2020 and Covid-19, as well as loss. The son, who is himself a senior adult, visits his elderly mother through a window. The assisted living centers and nursing homes often did not allow indoor visits during Covid-19. They are not only physically separated, but the mother is a victim of Alzheimers. The mother is clutching a baby doll for comfort – perhaps she’s remembering her own past as a young mother, but she may not remember her own son.
My work is usually very detailed, but I purposely left the detail out of the inside area where the mother is sitting. She is in the dark, in more than one way.
How is it that my artwork “Hello in There” will be in several shows at the same time?
“LOSS, A Virtual Exhibition” is an online exhibition. https://womanmade.org/loss-a-virtual-exhibition September 4 – 27.
A gicleé print is featured at the Aurora University gallery exhibition “Art in the Time of Coronavirus” August 31 – February 26. View online with my video describing the work.
The original colored pencil painting can be found at Water Street Studios 11th Anniversary Show, “Create in Place” September 11 – October 3. Tickets to the closing event September 25 – 27 may be purchased here.
“Hello in There” is also featured in the online publication, Wormwood Press. https://wwpmedia.com/issue-10
Please find time to view the artwork featured in these exhibitions; created in 2020 when we experienced loss, a pandemic, and other tribulations.
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