Original watercolor painting on 300lb paper - 11" x 10"
Emperor Penguin struts in front of President Barack Obama's famous portrait by Kehinde Wiley. Inspired by real events where penguins were brought to museums during the pandemic throughout the world.
The memories of the quarantine and animals inhabiting "human" spaces stay with me. During the spring of 2020, I walked my dog for miles in the quiet streets of the edge of Boston. Throughout the rest of the world, as we retreated, animals began to take back some of our “human” spaces. In addition, some people brought animals to explore places that were off limits to us. This “anthropause” as the Quarantine is also called, inspired me to paint the animals. They took over neighborhoods, streets, and our museums. Penguins are welcome to “my” spaces any time.