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Five of Pentacles

The themes of my creativity during the pandemic were domestic spaces and objects, revisiting unresolved works, and protest. During COVID-19, I spent much of my time when I was not at work producing works at home for my artist-in-residence group exhibition in October of 2020.

The "Five of Pentacles" was created for the Interpretations exhibition at the Columbia Art League, created as an interpretation of a poem written during the time of the pandemic when news of the vaccine was coming out.

Date

October 1, 2020

Rights Statement

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/

Full Metadata for Five of Pentacles

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representative image

Subject

paintings (visual works)

Title

Five of Pentacles

Identifier

08302022-2j

Temporal Coverage

October 1, 2020

Date Submitted

August 30, 2022

Language

English

Spatial Coverage

St. Louis, MO -90.1910154 38.6280278

Rights

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/

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An abstract marker drawing of a horse on white paper. The horse is drawn in black marker in a swirling, branch-like pattern. The horse is standing, its front hooves dangling in the air as if it just jumped up, and its mouth is open, red tongue visible. The horse has blue eyes and a black mane that flies to the left side of the paper, with its tail following in a similar fashion. Surrounding the horse on the bottom of the page are yellow and red scribbles that look reminiscent of flames. Smaller stars of color and black scribbles outline the horse throughout the rest of the piece.

Urgent Revolution 2

An abstract marker drawing of a horse on white paper. The horse is drawn in black marker in a swirling, branch-like pattern. The horse is standing, its front hooves dangling in the air as if it just jumped up, and its mouth is open, red tongue visible. The horse has blue eyes and a black mane that flies to the left side of the paper, with its tail following in a similar fashion. Surrounding the horse on the bottom of the page are yellow and red scribbles that look reminiscent of flames. Smaller stars of color and black scribbles outline the horse throughout the rest of the piece.

A photograph of an acrylic on canvas painting. The painting is colorful and resembles a sunrise or sunset reflecting over the water. There is a bright spot of orange and white in the center where the sun would be; the sky above it is swirled with blue and pink. The colors of the sun reflect from the center to the bottom in a rough line, breaking apart the deep blues and grays of the water.

Art Transits 1

A photograph of an acrylic on canvas painting. The painting is colorful and resembles a sunrise or sunset reflecting over the water. There is a bright spot of orange and white in the center where the sun would be; the sky above it is swirled with blue and pink. The colors of the sun reflect from the center to the bottom in a rough line, breaking apart the deep blues and grays of the water.

A photograph of a watercolor painting on white paper. The painting is of a path through the woods. The path, painted in strokes of muted green, leads to an opening painted in shades of pale yellow. The path is lined on both sides by dark trees flecked with purple and blue leaves.

Art Transits 2

A photograph of a watercolor painting on white paper. The painting is of a path through the woods. The path, painted in strokes of muted green, leads to an opening painted in shades of pale yellow. The path is lined on both sides by dark trees flecked with purple and blue leaves.

A photograph of an acrylic painting resting on tan carpet. The painting is of a forest with light shining through the trees. The trees are close together, with their dark leaves so close together no light is coming through. Light falls forward from between the tree trunks.

Art Transits 3

A photograph of an acrylic painting resting on tan carpet. The painting is of a forest with light shining through the trees. The trees are close together, with their dark leaves so close together no light is coming through. Light falls forward from between the tree trunks.

A photograph of a watercolor painting on white paper. The painting is of a landscape. On the horizon is a line of pine trees painted with small dark green brush strokes. In front of the pine trees is a line of smaller yellow brushstrokes, and in front of that, tall grass painted in shades of blue and green. The sky above is a mix of blue sky and pinkish white clouds blended together.

Art Transits 4

A photograph of a watercolor painting on white paper. The painting is of a landscape. On the horizon is a line of pine trees painted with small dark green brush strokes. In front of the pine trees is a line of smaller yellow brushstrokes, and in front of that, tall grass painted in shades of blue and green. The sky above is a mix of blue sky and pinkish white clouds blended together.

A photograph of a watercolor painting. The painting is of a dog sitting on a porch in a backyard. The dog is white with black ears. In the yard behind it is a single tree in front of a fence. A ribbon of triangular flags hangs from the tree to the fence.

Art Transits 5

A photograph of a watercolor painting. The painting is of a dog sitting on a porch in a backyard. The dog is white with black ears. In the yard behind it is a single tree in front of a fence. A ribbon of triangular flags hangs from the tree to the fence.

A multimedia drawing of a head and hands floating in white space. The hands are holding onto either side of the head, with some fingers pressing into the forehead. The face is lowered and scrunched in frustration. They have multicolored skin in tones of blue, green, and yellow. Their short blonde hair is tied into a small ponytail atop their head, and their mouth and nose are covered by a pink COVID face mask.

Frustration

David de Marmol

A multimedia drawing of a head and hands floating in white space. The hands are holding onto either side of the head, with some fingers pressing into the forehead. The face is lowered and scrunched in frustration. They have multicolored skin in tones of blue, green, and yellow. Their short blonde hair is tied into a small ponytail atop their head, and their mouth and nose are covered by a pink COVID face mask.

An aerial view painting of a trippy bedroom. Four stone walls are in view, all with purple spirals spotting them. On the left wall is a gated window that resembles an air-vent. There is a blue and white carpet covering half of the floorspace, and next to that, a small bed. A blue person extends comfortably across the bed as they sink into a singular point at its center. Other trippy decorations around the room include a large painting of an eyeball, something that resembles a tree full of hands, as well as a sleeping kitten.

Pandemica depression

An aerial view painting of a trippy bedroom. Four stone walls are in view, all with purple spirals spotting them. On the left wall is a gated window that resembles an air-vent. There is a blue and white carpet covering half of the floorspace, and next to that, a small bed. A blue person extends comfortably across the bed as they sink into a singular point at its center. Other trippy decorations around the room include a large painting of an eyeball, something that resembles a tree full of hands, as well as a sleeping kitten.