Animal Portraits
As of my "Not So Hopleless" series that aims to counterbalance the dominance of negative news about endangered animals by refreshing the public with success stories from all around the world.
"I began to find too many success stories, eventually collecting over 100 and realized that I would not be able to create enough through large scale paintings. So I started to create smaller scale works to be able to share more of the success stories."
Each work is inspired by successful actions of humans that have saved the animal from extinction and are increasing their populations. However, the animals show hints of fading away into the background to represent their everlasting vulnerable state where they could still fade away, reminding us that our work is not yet done.
Each painting portrays the animal in a traditional portrait style, to in a sense humanize them. Looking straight towards the viewer, positioned against a contrasting solid background, the viewer is forced to see only the animal and connect with it’s gaze. Some animal expressions will be relenting and others will express a vulnerable call for help. Resulting in the viewers feeling that, as humans, we are responsible for the current desperate state of our animals - but also in a position of power to create change.
#notsohopeless @emilyreadart
"I began to find too many success stories, eventually collecting over 100 and realized that I would not be able to create enough through large scale paintings. So I started to create smaller scale works to be able to share more of the success stories."
Each work is inspired by successful actions of humans that have saved the animal from extinction and are increasing their populations. However, the animals show hints of fading away into the background to represent their everlasting vulnerable state where they could still fade away, reminding us that our work is not yet done.
Each painting portrays the animal in a traditional portrait style, to in a sense humanize them. Looking straight towards the viewer, positioned against a contrasting solid background, the viewer is forced to see only the animal and connect with it’s gaze. Some animal expressions will be relenting and others will express a vulnerable call for help. Resulting in the viewers feeling that, as humans, we are responsible for the current desperate state of our animals - but also in a position of power to create change.
#notsohopeless @emilyreadart
