Anna Valdez - Oakland, San Francisco

Silkscreen print, edition of 50, signed and numbered by the artist, unframed Destination: Oakland, California Date: 2 April - 8 April Jaunt #064 approx. 27.5"h x 19.75"w, 70cm x 50cm   “Originally we had planned for a trip to Anchorage, Alaska, where I imagined I would be drawing directly from the landscape and painting in plein air. For the time being, COVID-19 halted our plans for this visual adventure. Instead it was fun to think of my everyday studio life as an artist residency outside of the ordinary. I began engaging in social media a bit differently, by inviting the online community into my studio and process each day, I was provided a different perspective through the lens of audience engagement. This ended up being a new way to enjoy my studio, not only as work space, but also as a tutorial space. I have taught art courses and workshops for collectives and museums but I have not done them in a digital format like we did for the Jaunt residency. It was a new experience to teach