a dedication
This painting is dedicated to my dear friend, Lynn at the LOLA Art Thaw exhibit with Peter how fitting that this exhibition space was on East Lake I met up with her for coffee on February 8. I told her I was feeling too raw and run down to paint (due to the cruelty + violence I was witnessing first hand, in our city). Lynn told me I needed a shield. She clarified that the reason I am able to paint as I do is because I am "so open". And being open isn't possible while being a front lines witness to all this. She assured me that this shield would act as a barrier so that I could open up again. I was planning on painting something on a large piece of cardboard - a literal barrier between my studio door and the rest of the world. Little did I know that THIS is what would happen… These wolves represent the protection Minnesotans provided (and continue to provide) amidst the overt cruelty and violence. This paintin...
