This is a video exemplifying the solitude that we are all feeling.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iugqJl-TH1k&t=4s

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This "sign of the times" is all over town, as people are asked to stay home from work, businesses are closing (some, possibly for good), and social distancing measures are put in place due to COVID-19.

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The hard [sic] times transform us. We break but rebuild in beautiful ways. Gratitude, love and hope fuel the transformation.

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A mother wearing a gas mask cradles her baby. A vivid yellow covid19 warning circles the mother's head, nearly like a halo.

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‘Best in Show’

"As a severe asthmatic who is extremely high risk — COVID-19 hit me where it hurts; right at the start of my annual, allergy-induced, “asthma season”. I sold countless cases of ammo and firearms at my job during the early days of the outbreak, right here in Tri-Cities. Hearing stories from nurses, government employees, and locals of all kinds. Then would have to disconnect from work to grab my inhaler for a quick 30 second break, just to breathe. Whether it was inhibited by anxiety or asthma - it’s hard to tell.

Now being in quarantine, I look to my inhaler as a under appreciated superhero. I used to feel so annoyed by the medications and treatments I’d have to take. Now, with the outbreak at its peak ... I’m so grateful I am safe, healthy, and already “equipped” with what necessities I need. So, I had a cathartic moment and painted on my inhaler with paint markers to erase that previous frustration over having respiratory issues. "

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This piece is about an exploration of the nature of being in these strange times.

Watercolor mixed media

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‘DBC Award’

This is a photo of Times Square from Duffy Square in Manhattan, taken early in March. The scene is devoid of people, which is unusual for Times Square at any hour. The photo represents an unusual moment in history, the shutdown of the country due to Covid-19. The location in the photo is the spot where the final scene of the HBO show The Deuce comes to a close. In this last scene of the finale, the main protagonist of the show returns after 30 odd years to the places he knew in his youth, and commiserates with the ghosts of his past. The message is clear, the current moment becomes the nostalgia of the future, and our defining hardships reveal the course of our lives. This moment will pass.

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Through triumph and through strength we rise as one.

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Original, digital art created with procreate. In response to Covid19

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This piece is inspired by the viral poem "And the People Stayed Home,” by Kitty O’Meara. I use this poem in my daily mediation to stay focused on the positives of social distancing. May we all find inner healing during this time of physical separation .

2x4 acrylic & charcoal on wood.

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“STCU Award”

A stream of consciousness exercise in response to the overwhelming circumstances of the day.

A stream of consciousness response to the overwhelming information we receive on a day to day basis.

"This is a lamp I made from salvaged materials. The fixture's main body is a stainless-steel ""Dipwell,"" a device used to clean ice-cream scoops and other serving utensils. The light itself is a standard lamp switch, salvaged from a dumpster. Its cord is hidden by a flexible water-pipe, from that same dumpster.

This lamp reminds us that our ""new normal"" requires new sources of illumination. We still have the power to avert darkness, though it may not be in the ways we expect."

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This is the best treatment for feeling sick.

Soft pastels on paper. 18×24.

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Covid-19 initiated homeschooling

Figure standing on cliff with stuff falling all around.

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Welcome to my personal hell: an extrovert trapped in a toilet paperless landscape.

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“Heather and Davin Diaz Award”

Flowering plants around me in a virus bubble.

"Rest.

Reset.

Release.

Redefine.

Realign.

Make sure you

come out of

this cocoon

as a butterfly.

- Jhené Aiko Efuru Chilombo

I've never witnessed a pandemic. I guess in my 27 years alive, I didn't even think it would happen. SARS and Ebola linger in my mind as dark spots in a partly cloudy sky. My only frame of reference are in books of past plagues, pandemics, and epidemics. The bubonic plague, also known as the black death, is something I keep gravitating towards as something that helps me make sense of what is happening. Humanity has been surviving plagues for thousands of years, and we have managed to learn a lot along the way. I hope this time is no different. As I do my part to flatten the curve, it is hard not to feel the darkness caving in. But there is life here with me, in me, as I learn to grow in uncertainty. "

Greta Thunberg is not a hero, she is a siren. We have the access and power to be the heroes she seeks. Start small and locally to get the ball rolling.

My positive vibes come from the exploration of our this beautiful orb we call home. I just keep thinking about the places I'll visit when I can visit places again. This is a watercolor and ink painting on a clay board.

A creature who is ultra-aware.

19 starlings flying up towards the distant heavens.

Bogus and Tinc

Image Courtesy of Steve Lee and his graffiti program, artwork displayed in front of g2g.

Painting, drawing with sharpies on an old door.

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“Lotus of the Moon Award”

March 21st 2020 Sergio Hernandez and Robert Hernandez Martinez of Get 'Em Tiger and longtime friend Roger Rodriguez who came down from Seattle performed a short set on Facebook live during the beginning of quarantine. Musicians are streaming concerts live throughout the country during these "new normal" times. Artists are very important in these troubled times. We are keeping you sane during quarantine.

A blue heron looking peaceful and majestic amid colorful scenery done in ink.

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Oil on canvas

Figurative abstract

Acrylic on canvas - this bright eyed ostrich isn’t going to stick his head in the sand, but he’s looking for something to be happy about!

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I let my body go

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Watercolor, walnut ink on paper. (11"x14")

Framed Acrylic on Canvas- “donut” let staying at home get you down... we still have donuts!!!

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Watercolor and pastel on paper. 11"x15". The Buddhist chant or mantra "om manipadme hum" can add a sense of peace and compassion to those who chant it. As I was spiraling into a depression caused by the effects of COVID-19 I found a source of relief during the process of creating this painting. The painting is inspired by a statue of Buddha in the Angkor Thom temple complex in Cambodia, which gave me a great sense of calm when I came upon it. My creative process often involves first painting a scene, inspired from a photograph I've taken, in watercolor. I then elevate the colors and contrasts with pastels.

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Portrait of my granddaughter, who will probably miss her high school graduation this year, a band club trip cancelled, a birthday celebrated without family all due to the pandemic but is hopeful for better times ahead.

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30 x 40" Oil Wrapped Canvas.

Daily mantras and inspiration. Digital design.

Art piece is painted on wood and mounted on framed canvas.

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Elsa’s head in wire spool with leaf detritus.

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Hand-carved hair stick from a poplar dowel and hand painted with acrylic paints. The lighthouse is a beacon. It is the symbol of hope to the weary sailor - the guiding light to the safe harbor. I take a Bauhaus approach to my woodcarving. I love when art is beautiful, symbolic, and useful.

Grandpa got sick with COVID-19 so I made my mom some art to make her smile. She's the rock of our family... honestly being a counselor she is the rock of many peoples' families. This piece is based on the ocean, her favorite place in the world. During a dark time in my life I heard my mom's voice singing about the ocean and it saved my life. This piece is based on that moment, to remind her that she is needed and appreciated and she will see her ocean again soon and everything will be okay.

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“G2G Wellness Award”

"As media tensions began to build, people began to panic and over bought the worlds toilet paper supply, this was the beginning of the panic that we began to see as COVID-19 reached the US borders. Toilet paper was treated as if it were gold, it was hard to find, sought by many, and deeply guarded and revered.

“A New Currency”

Guilded gold ink on toilet paper rolls attached to wooden panel

20x16