Socially Distant Painting - 16x20"

This is an original acrylic on canvas painting entitled Socially Distant. I created it in March of 2020.

This is the first painting I created in my neo-expressionist series. At the time, I was on week 2 of being at home practicing social distancing. Due to my health condition, I will likely have to avoid public places and stay inside until I can get a vaccination. So I may be isolating for six months or a year. The silver lining is that I have been able to paint more than usual and have had more time to experiment. This piece was what I like to think of as a happy accident. As soon as I finished it, I knew I was beginning to communicate something meaningful. I also knew that it would be an entire body of work, not just a single painting.

Although I found myself more separate from people than usual, I also was beginning to discover that the physical separation had given me the space to deepen my awareness of my psychological and spiritual connection with everyone. This connection exists irrespective of time and space. It is a fundamental aspect of human consciousness at the core of our Self.

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The painting is signed on the front and back. It is ready to hang.

Size of the Painting: 20 x 16 x 1.5 inches
Medium: Acrylic on canvas

I provided photos of the front of the painting, a detail view of the painting, and an in-context view of the painting hanging on a wall in a virtual room. The size of the painting in the virtual room is not exact; it is meant to show an approximation of what the painting will look like when displayed in a home.

**The watermark that lists my website is not on the front of the painting. I only include it here to protect the copyright of my digital image online.