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The Art of Protest

Voices 2020

If you’ve looked at my portfolio, you will see many musicians, animals and nature images.
However, when I created this artwork in 2020 I was angry, (who wasn’t?) I wanted to illustrate this time in history, and capture what the world was feeling. The protesters are based upon photos taken at a protest I attended in Nashville demanding the removal of a bust of Nathan Bedford Forrest from the state capitol building, but changed the signs the reflect the varied protests of that year. I added the US Capitol in the background. The work was created in color pencil with the exception of the “tear gas” in pan pastels.

I am proud that this work was not only accepted into the juried exhibition “The Art of Protest,” but used in the marketing for the show. It takes place May 6 – June 18 at Stola Contemporary Art at 3738 W. Irving Park Rd. in Chicago. There will be a reception held on May 6 from 5 – 8 pm.

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It’s Black Friday. Buy Art!

Colored Pencil grapes with sunlight
Distilled Sunlight

I’ve never been a Black Friday shopper. The idea of getting up at dawn, standing in line in the cold, and fighting the crowds has never appealed to me. Instead it was a day devoted to creating art. This would usually result in a drawing I would use for my Christmas cards, or perhaps a gift item. In 2020 we all want to avoid the crowds. Stay home and create. Or, if you still want to shop, buy some art! For yourself or a gift for someone who would appreciate a one of a kind creation.

There are two places online where you can find my art. The Woman Made Gallery Small Works show runs December 10 – 20, with all work priced $300 and under. I have three original works, each 6″ x 6.” You can view my work at https://womanmade.org/artwork/lisa-youngdahl-3/ The sale does not start until December 10.

First Snow

If you’d rather purchase a print, you’ll find a variety of reasonably priced archival quality giclee prints of my original colored pencil drawings on 100% rag, acid free paper at my Etsy site, https://www.etsy.com/shop/LisaYoungdahlArt. Free ground shipping is provided.

If you’d like a gift for someone very special, have you considered a commission? For a quote, please contact me at Lisa@lsydesign.com

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