New art in my "pandemic daydreams" series

And the pandemic continues. We are well into August now, I just celebrated my 56th birthday. I was not fond of being 55, so this is a good thing. Also, Kamala Harris just got tapped to be VP, which gives me much hope, and had me singing on the morning of my birthday.


Sharing with you some newly finished pieces that I am about to put up on my website, CallieArt.com

pandemic daydreams xiii

pandemic daydreams xv

pandemic daydreams xvi 

This series continues to play out, as does the pandemic. More people are continuing to test positive for covid-19 and the government would like to test less to bring the numbers down. They would also like to remove all the post boxes, so people will be unable to vote via mail in the upcoming election. Did I mention the air, they would like to continue to pollute it, so that they will keep getting payments from the big companies that need laws to change for the worse so that they can continue to thrive. I think we are doing smashingly well in destroying our planet the fastest way possible.

Good for us!  Please, vote to save us from such madness. We can not keep moving ahead in this fashion if we hope to have a planet left for our kids to play in.

Thank you for listening to my rant today.
Callie

Carry on, wear a mask, and keep distant from others, for they may carry a virus that can kill you...

pandemic daydreams, 2020

I began working on this series since the pandemic hit Brooklyn, NY. On March 13, I started working my day job from home, which freed up my commute time to paint. I had a lot more time to explore and process how I was feeling. The visions simply poured out of me onto canvas. 

 

Like drifting into another world, this series just emerged. I let myself have the freedom to create without thinking. No plan of action, just pure expression.

 The series continued to grow. I painted over some older paintings that never really worked. Trying to not make my apartment even more crowded with new canvas, I began upcycling my own work.

Enjoy, all feedback welcome!

Callie

“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times"

Spring/Summer of 2020

We find ourselves in isolation, but reaching out to others, alone, but together in our fight to stay safe, healthy, free of Covid-19. Alone, safe, healthy vs out having fun, seeing friends, dining in public. We all miss the same things, require human encounters, crave human touch. Cats and dogs help tremendously in calming us, a sort of meditative petting ritual has begun in my home. Reaching out to friends via Zoom meetings allows for a reprieve from lonliness. I have been taking yoga, pilate and restorative classes. Am I a healthier person due to the pandemic? I am still working from 9-5pm from home, so my stress levels are higher. I sometimes feel like I have three managers looking over my work, sometimes on zoom with two at a time. Everyone is hyper aware, nothing slides by, all is observed.

 

When will the ignoramus tweets cease? A constant battle to distract us, Americans, from what horrific new thing is going into effect. Everyone is on edge, having mask fatigue, not laughing enough. We are living with a sense of being in the Upside Down world. And others feel invincible, superior to the virus, no need to wear masks, no need to stay apart. They are now getting sick and dying, and blaming other things for this demise.

I am an artist, female, and a bit scared of what will happen when the unemployment runs out. Will it be safe to go to banks to get cash in Brooklyn? I stay inside working, painting, cleaning. We order all our food staples on line, only starting ordering out after the first three months. Our vegetables come from the CSA we pick up once a week. My pandemic mate has asthma, and this virus could take her down badly. We are hyper vigilant.

I have had one solo show during the pandemic, at a location in Long Island City that I had been waiting a year for. Two months showing my pandemic daydream series, to almost no one. It was showing in a hip youth hostel, with bar and lounge area. In any typical year it would be hopping with events and art enthusiasts. I was thrilled to just have the series possibly be seen, to be out there, unmasked, real time.

Stay safe, wear your mask. Enjoy!
Callie