ABSTRACT OIL PAINTING "CEMENT + SKY" 36X18 Painting

"Cement + Sky" ​Oil on Canvas 18" x 36" x 1.5" ARTIST STATEMENT This body of work was inspired by my recent experience living through one of the largest landslides in all of California's history. In May 2017, the Mud Creek Landslide fell within five hundred feet of my home in Big Sur, California. My home was the closest house to the enormous natural disaster, forcing me to evacuate and relocate. The highway remains closed indefinitely and has dramatically impacted the entire community of Big Sur. This personally devastating experience fueled my new abstract painting collection that seeks to draw attention to the powerful impacts of global climate change. ARTIST BIO Dana Richardson (b. 1985) is an award winning artist, painter, and filmmaker born and raised in California. Currently, she lives and works in an off-the-grid art studio where the redwood forest and mountains meet the pacific ocean in Big Sur, California. Dana’s environmentally conscious oil paints and watercolors are made using ancient artisan techniques. Dana's oil paints are handmade with ethically sourced Earth Pigments from California and the Societe des Ocres de France. Her watercolors paintings incorporate the use of handmade, plant-based inks and dyes. Dana chooses to abstain from using commercial artist paints from a "tube" which contain cancerous VOC’s and hazardous chemicals. Additionally, Richardson's handmade paints resonate richer, more natural colors.