Voices 2020
If you’ve looked at my portfolio, you will see many musicians, animals and nature images.
However, when I created this artwork in 2020 I was angry, (who wasn’t?) I wanted to illustrate this time in history, and capture what the world was feeling. The protesters are based upon photos taken at a protest I attended in Nashville demanding the removal of a bust of Nathan Bedford Forrest from the state capitol building, but changed the signs the reflect the varied protests of that year. I added the US Capitol in the background. The work was created in color pencil with the exception of the “tear gas” in pan pastels.
I am proud that this work was not only accepted into the juried exhibition “The Art of Protest,” but used in the marketing for the show. It takes place May 6 – June 18 at Stola Contemporary Art at 3738 W. Irving Park Rd. in Chicago. There will be a reception held on May 6 from 5 – 8 pm.