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Soul Catcher-Day 72
This painting was created 72 days after the initial public awareness programs. Just days before I had seen a medical worker run into a dollar store and purchase all of their disinfectant hand gels. I didn’t realize when I made the painting I would lose my father to complications of Covid-19 on January 2, 2021. The public reports likened Covid-19 deaths to drowning. This is why I chose a surreal underwater creature to be the soul catcher. The bubbles represent the souls of those lost to Covid. At the base of the painting is a circle of people holding hands. There is one space left open. I didn’t know it would take my father.
