This art work has been selected by art historian David Cohen, publisher and editor of Artcritical.com for inclusion in the benefit exhibition Pets of the Pandemic. Alpha 137 Gallery is making no profit whatsoever on this exhibition: 50% of the proceeds will be donated to Best Friends Animal Society, and 50% of the proceeds will be paid to the artist. All collectors who purchase works from this exhibition will receive a special code for a 20% discount off their next fine art purchase from www.alpha137gallery.com outside of the Pets of the Pandemic exhibition.

Artist's Statement:

"Quarantine" was painted in April when, like many, my life had devolved rapidly due to quarantine. I felt utterly trapped and suddenly found myself living back home with my Mom. Luckily, I was quarantined with my horse, Steely. I rescued him from Montana the previous summer. He represented a type of mindless bliss and freedom that I longed for. I tried to capture those emotions in this cross cropped image of us galloping..”

This work was cited for special commendation by the judge, art historian David Cohen, publisher and editor of Artcritical, who wrote,


"The way the image almost feels heraldic, or as if the rider might be on a merry-go-round, speaks to the artifice and unreality of pandemic life.”