My Forest Dream c Kristin Helberg 2015 24” x 36”
So here we are in the midst of a pandemic. Our President has declared a war on Covid 19. And the United States does seem to be caught in the fog of war. Decisions are being made on a daily and hourly basis.
For me it feels less like a war, and more like a fog that has settled in around us. There is danger out there, but we can not see it. It lurks around every corner and we know we must avoid it.
But there is also a surreal quality to daily life now. I created this painting in 2015, out of a sense of a great personal loss. Losing someone can seem so surreal, you wake up in the morning,and for a moment, you think they are still alive. Suddenly you remember your loss, nothing is the same, but you continue with your life in a surreal fog. .