Community Art Gallery

Covid Art and Remembrance Project Submissions. We welcome submissions from adults and children who would like to share their experiences from the past year, highlighting the themes of EMPATHY, RESILIENCE, and COMMUNITY. Please send full sized, high quality images of your projects (no downloads from social media, please), to covidartandremembrance@gmail.com.

“My Loves”
Janine G,
Holliston, MA

Dedicated to those she has been quarantined with for the past year. Carbon paper tracing on canvas, painted with acrylics.

“The Tunnel”
Janine G,
Holliston, MA

Quiet moments with her daughter during quarantine. Acrylic on canvas.

“Max in Sunshine”
Janine G,
Holliston, MA

Pets have been such a source of comfort and love during this pandemic. Janine wanted to create a tribute to her cat, Max. Acrylic on canvas.

“The Virus”
Wendy A.
Braselton, GA

Symbolism abounds in this beautiful mixed media assemblage. Masks, six feet apart, medical staff as the front-line angels, and glitter to represent all of the victims.

“Mask Up”
Jenn P,
Middletown, RI

Simple, effective, selfless. Mask Up! Image transfer on gel plate (5×7); acrylic paint, stamps, Posca pen doodles.

“The Hill We Climb”
Jackie H,
Hampshire, UK

This 12 x 12 scrapbook page was inspired by Amanda Gorman’s Inauguration poem. I divided up the page as if I were going to draw a mandala & added a picture of the earth. I then hand wrote the transcript of the poem around the earth, and wrote the final verse of the poem on the earth with a white posca paint pen. My page depicts the USA stepping out of the shade into the light.

“Together”
Ellen W,
Shawnee, KS

Ellen combined alcohol inks for the background, magazine images for the collage, and distress inks and stencils for the details to create this beautiful collage.

“The First Scream”
Lisa Dragani
Los Angeles, CA

This scream is the first of many made over the past year. It was drawn after I lost my job in April 2020 and spilled a glass of water on my laptop, which destroyed it. I continued to draw more and more screams over the summer, or anytime I felt overwhelmed. I drew when I heard about the amount of deaths the pandemic claimed. I drew when I missed my family. I drew when I didn’t get any of the jobs I applied for. I drew when Los Angeles was on lock down 1 and 2. I drew when my old life felt further and further away from me; and I drew when I realized I didn’t want to go back to my old life. I drew for a lot of other reasons, but this is the first scream I drew. Oil pastel on vellum.

“Together, We Rise”
Michaela B,
Topeka, KS

Literally, I’ve been home alone since March 16, 2020. It’s now April 2021. I’m finally vaccinated and preparing to go back to the office after 13 months of working from home. With only 1/3 of my state having received their vaccinations, it feels too early, and I’m extremely anxious about it.

This pandemic has taught me that I’m mentally stronger than I thought and am much happier working from home—an introvert’s paradise! I have Zoomed more than I thought I ever would. I learned who my real friends are! My connection consisted mostly of social art groups online. So fun! I invested into myself and my skill-set and thrived despite it all! I had my first solo art show and sold 12 of 30 works, got 5 commissions, and booked another show in November. Hopefully I get picked again for my international design team work with The Crafters Workshop. We have all adapted and overcome! I’m proud of us all. We’re making it through, together. Together, we rise. Together, we thrive

“White Rose”
Cathy L.
Paso Robles, CA

I have always made art of some sort, and until recently made mostly art quilts. Quilting gave me both an artistic and social outlet. My quilt circle of friends got together socially at least twice a month. When the pandemic hit I found myself at a loss. I made several journals about the day to day progress of the world facing this virus. Then a friend let me know that a community college in Santa Barbara was offering online courses for older adults at no cost. Beginning last summer I signed up for one, then two, then three online watercolor painting courses. My favorite course is Botanical Illustration. I truly feel that this is what allowed me to keep my sanity during this time of isolation. Not only did it allow me to learn to use watercolor which is a medium I have always shied away from, but I have a new online family. I feel this white rose is an homage to all the people who have lost their lives to the virus.

“Mended With Love”
Sophia C.
Danvers, MA

This mixed media piece represents my time sewing and donating masks during quarantine of the Covid-19 pandemic. I started by collaging tags and images, and then adhered a couple disposable masks to give it a 3D element.

“My Bedroom Window”
Lucia D.
New York City

This is the view out my bedroom window. I looked out of it a lot during quarantine in 2020. The piece was created with watercolors on Strathmore watercolor paper.

“Fresh Air”
Elijah D.
Jamestown, RI

I spent a lot of time biking, swimming and walking with my friends during COVID. My friends and I spent a lot of time exploring Jamestown, RI during the pandemic. This piece was made using watercolors.

“Abstract Seascape”
Charlotte P.
Cohasset, MA

I chose to paint this scene because it’s where my family would go for our walks during quarantine. My mom took a photo of the shoreline on her phone and I chose to use it as my reference photo. I added additional colors and textures to make it more exciting.

“Seeking Solitude”
Yasmin S.
Tampa, FL

During the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, I sought a lot of solitude in my room. That’s when I began to explore the brutal fantasy world of the Seven Kingdoms and the planets of the “Dune” universe. In books, I could escape the world I was living in while discovering new ones. This is a pencil and marker sketch.

“Changing Seasons”
Oluwatofunmi O.
Hillside, NJ

During COVID, I got to watch the tree outside my bedroom window undergo all the changes of the seasons. Spring was one of my favorites and I chose to paint that season for this project. I used watercolors to get the effect and create the colorful buds and blooms.

“Strident”
Nickie R.
Newport, RI

This is Strident. I chose to submit an image of a horse because I spent most/all of my time last summer horseback riding and hanging out with the staff at the barn. During Covid, it’s where I felt truly connected and engaged with others. I created this piece with pencil and watercolor pencils on watercolor paper.

“The Trio”
Leon C.
New Bedford , MA

There are three of us. My two cousins and me. We have been together since we were born. They live in another town an hour away, but during covid, we spent a lot of time together and would stay up late watching movies and playing games. This piece was created with pencils, colored pencils, and Sharpie.

“Disconnected”
Shay P.
Middletown, RI

This basically sums up how I have felt for the past year. Disconnected. From friends, school, extracurricular activities. It felt like living in an alternate universe. This piece was created using chalk pastels on watercolor paper.