Original watercolor painting on 300lb paper - 10.25" x 11.25"
Watercolor of penguin from the Shedd Aquarium in the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago during the pandemic. Original photo from the Shedd Aquarium.
The Quarantine was such a strange time. Each day 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 penguins was from the Shedd Aquarium (Chicago). He was brought out into the empty streets (by the Aquarium staff) to (safely) roam around. 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.