Art in the Time of Pandemic: Best Foot Forward, Part 1

In the Corona series:
The Corona Sidestep: A Virtual Exhibition
Art in the Time of Pandemic, Part 1
Art in the time of Pandemic, Part 2
Art in the Time of Pandemic, Part 3  
Art in the Time of Pandemic: Best Foot Forward, Part 2
All art (c) 2020 the individual artists  

Mark Wethli
Goin' Back, flashe on paper, 5 x 12 inches
(All work in this post is 2020, created during the pandemic period from March to the present)

We’ve passed the 100-day mark of this pandemic, with no end in sight. Artists, as always, continue to work. Some, fearful of taking the subway, set up workspaces at home. The more intrepid put on face masks and walked to their studios or hopped on Citibikes and made the trek through nearly traffic-free New York City streets. (The commute is less hazardous outside the city, as most artists have cars or work in studios at home.) 

As I scrolled through Facebook I noticed that artists were posting many images of modestly sized works. Is small the New Normal? Certainly as we cocoon for safety, everything in our world pulls in and scales down. Wanting to see more, I asked my Facebook friends to send images of current work 12 inches or under, hence the title. 

I received so many jpegs--over 300, of works in all expressions and mediums--that I've made this a two-part series. Get comfy. There's a lot to see. And more to come.

Kevin Finklea, Violet, acrylic on wood, 8 x 2 x 1/2 inches

Mary Judge

Studies on a Square, oil on panel, 12 x 12 inches

Gabriele Evertz

Onward, acrylic on paper, 12 x 12 inches 

Geoffrey Todd Smith

Newman on Numan, gouache and ink on paper, 12 x 10 inches

Patricia Fabricant

061420, left, and 060727, both gouache on paper, 12 x 9 inches

Pamela Marks

Erupt, acrylic on book page, 9 x 7 inches

Lloyd Martin

From the Everywhen series, 12 x 9 inches

Lorenza Sannai

Besides; acrylic, embroidery, andmarker, 11 x 8 inches

Kathy Cantwell

Quanta 1, encaustic on panel, 12 x 9 inches

Jeffrey Hirst

Destination, encaustic on wood, 6 x 6 inches

Lucio Pozzi

Urgent, acrylic on plywood, 12 x 12 inches

Steven Alexander

Untitled, oil and acrylic on paper, 10 x 8 inches

Berri Kramer

Mottanai #7, acrylic and corrugated cardboard, 8 x 8 inches

Karen Freedman

Qualia 3491, digital print, 12 x 12 inches

Clare Asch

Clear Water Diamond, watercolor on Arches, 10 x 10 inches

Susan Schwalb

Variations #5, silver/aluminumpoint and purple gesso on Arches Hot press, 12 x 12 inches

Emily Berger

Above and below: Each Untitled, ink on watercolor paper, 12 x 8.25 inches

Jodie Manasevet

Mirage, oil stick on paper, 9 x 6.5 inches

Cary Smith

Hudder Ting, oil on linen, 10 x 10 inches

Nobu Fukui
Hidden, mixed media on canvas, 9 x 12 inches

Side view, left: Title always comes from the text of the newspaper that underlies his work

Suzan Shutan

Wave 1; acrylic, cut foam, and tar paper, 12 x 12 inches

Andrew Werth

Center of Narrative Gravity #56, acrylic on panel, 12 x 12 inches

Tracey Physioc Brockett

Fugue State, acrylic on paper, 12 x 11 inches

Hilary Goldblatt

Mellow, Yellow, acrylic on Yupo, 8 x 8 inches

Alyse Rosner
Untitled Study, mixed media on watercolor paper, 8 x 10 inches

Brooke Nixon

Garden Dream, acrylic on panel, 12 x 12 inches

Deborah Peeples

Flow Down, encaustic on panel., 8 x 8 inches

Fran Shalom
Untitled, oil on paper, 12 x 9 inches

Lisa Petker-Mintz
Stormy Day, acrylic on panel, 8 x 8 inches

Joanne Freeman

Summer Collage, gouache on handmade paper, 9 x 6 inches

Sonita Singwi

Untitled, acrylic on paper, 12 x 9 inches

Laura Newman
Aerial, ink and acrylic on paper, 12 x 9 inches

Margaret Neill

Switchback, watercolor on paper, 6.75 x 12 inches

Altoon Sultan  

Arc, painted porcelain, 9 x 10.75 inches

Deanna Sirlin
Moving Forward, acrylic on panel, 12 x 12 inches

Marcy Rosenblat

Sequester Series #1, gouache on paper, 12 x 12 inches

Maureen McQuillan

Untitled, ink and acrylic polymers on panel, 10 x 10 inches

Nancy Manter  

Above: When it Pours #10
Below: Stay in Place, each flashe on Yupo, 12 x 9 inches

Anne Russinof

Lean In, Corel Painter digital drawing (for giclee printing), 10 x 8 inches

Cat Crotchett

Found, encaustic on panel, 8 x 8 inches

Joanne Mattera

Silk Road 497, encaustic on panel, 12 x 12 inches

Jeff Juhlin

Throb, acrylic on panel, 8 x 6 inches

Allison B. Cooke

Luogo Blu, acrylic and mixed media, 12 x 12 inches

Sarah Walker

Peeps, acrylic on panel, 9 x 12 inches

Suejin Jo

Fleurs du Mal, oil and acrylic on canvas, 12 x 12 inches

Paula Overbay

Joue #6, acrylic on paper, 7.5 x 10 inches

Andra Samelson

Basl Room, acrylic on canvas, 12 x 12 inches

Elyse Abrams

Being There, acrylic on panel, 12-inch diameter

Antonio Puri
Tantra 94, beads and acrylic on canvas, 12 x 12 inches

Mary Schiliro
Dip Drip Snip, acrylic on Mylar, 12 x 8 inches

Susan E. Squires

Response, encaustic and oil stick on paper, 9 x 9 inches

Louise Blyton

Circular Souls, acrylic on linen, 8 x 8 inches

Judith Braun

Drawing While Listening #6, graphite on paper, 12 x 12 inches

Deanna Lee and Lee Kellner

Untitled, ink on paper, 10.5 x 12 inches

Pat Spainhour

Orb, encaustic on panel, 12 x 12 inches

Dee Shapiro

No No Not Yet, ink and cut paper on paper, 9 x 12 inches

Barbara Lubliner

Welcome, paper relief with paint, pencil, nuts and bolts, zipper, 8 x 6 x 3 inches

Deborah Kapoor

The Fragile Flesh; hydrangea petals, beads, thread, fiber, antique hat pin, antique frame, acrylic medium, 7.5 x 3.5 x 1 inches

Nina Meledandri

Bones, handmade paper (cotton and abaca), razor clam shells, metallic thread, 10 x 10 inches

Sharon Butler

Above: March 5, 2020
Below: May 18, 2020,  both oil on canvas, 12 x 12 inches

Yoella Razili

Small Pink Construction, acrylic on wood, 6.75 x 8.75 x 1.5 inches

Lynda Ray

Stitch 2, encaustic on panel, 12 x 12 inches

Steven Baris

Toppling A1, oil on panel, 9 x 8.25 inches

Joan Mellon 

Above: Blue Line, wood and acrylic paint, 8.25 x 12 x 1.50 inches
Below: Wood, Paper, Tape; cradled wood panel, parchment paper, artist tape; 8 x 11 x 1.74 inches

Munira Naqui
Untitled; encaustic, charcoal, and graphite on panel, 12 x 12 inches

Michelangelo Russo and Jennifer Jabu

Grigio, encaustic on cardboard, 8 x 8 inches

K. Lisa Schiff

Bright Field 1 and Bright Field 2, each watercolor on paper, 3 x 2.5 inches

Louise Noel 

Tissage (Weaving), pigment stick on Yupo, 12 x 9 inches

Elizabeth Condon
Yellow Check, watercolor on paper, 8.5 x 11 inches

Darla Bjork

Lock Down/Locked Up, oil stick on panel, 12 x 12 inches

Anna Wagner-Ott

Nesting; cotton bed sheets, thread, and acrylic paint on canvas stretcher, 12 x 12 inches

Claire Seidl

Small Picture, ink and graphite on paper, 9.5 x 9 inches

Barbara Laube
Rise Up 2, watercolor, 9 x 12 inches

Diane Ayott

Ache, acrylic on panel, 5.25 x 5 inches

Cheryl McClure

Seclusion 4, oil on paper, 10 x 10 inches

Dorothy Cochran 
The Blues #2, encaustic monotype. 12 x 9 inches

Melissa Rubin

Housebound, encaustic monotype on masa paper, 12 x 8 inches

Michele Thrane

InterActions #4, cut encaustic monotypes and cold wax on paper,  8 x 10 inches

Princess Simpson Rashid

Black Manta, acrylic, 5 x 5 inches

Ellen Soffer

Little Yellow 2, gouache on panel, 6 x 6 inches

Julie Shapiro
Boxed in Blue, mixed media, 8 x 8 inches
Below: Studio wall with Boxed in Blue, middle right

Coming shortly: Part 2

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