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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.
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Art Transits 3
Shelby Johnson
Each painting was a gift for a friend. In the long isolations of the pandemic, I turned to painting to stay connected. Whether on canvas or watercolor paper, they're flat and fairly easy to ship. "Katie" and "Sari" were Christmas presents when I wasn't able to travel for the holidays. "Regis" is for a friend's new baby. "Bear" is a beloved dog, a pet that a friend of mine lost in December. "Ana" was for a friend to celebrate her move to a new home. I lost my mother early in the pandemic--not to covid, but to another long illness. I wasn't able to be with her in her final days nor travel for her funeral. Painting became an effort to build something beautiful out of great loss.
