Note that I didn’t title this “and then the world changed.” Most elements of our physical world have not changed – the buildings and mountains still stand, birds and insects move about and reproduce, and we certainly still have weather. Continuity abounds.
John and I are fine and grateful. I do most of my academic work and my painting at home anyway, and I have always cooked most of our meals. I’ve reformatted my courses to be accessed entirely through a “learning management system,” but the fine-tuning and grading continues apace.
I’ve started a series of paintings in my current favorite format – smooth 12”x 12” hardwood panels, cradled atop a 1½“ frame, so they present well without any further framing. The series is Dovic, and generally entails straight-sided figures in muted colors, with the shape and shade of the figures implying spatial relationships. The minimalist approach seems in keeping with these fluid, shape-changing times.