dana makes art

daddy devito – 2021.09.27

“daddy devito”
watercolor and gouache on paper (9×12)

dream(s of a less terrible existence)y-eyed – 2021.01.12

Inspired by Lisa Frank and the blurry-eyed monotony of mid-quarantine life, I started a new series in January 2021 in which I reimagined the cheery lil’ ingenues of early-2000s youth culture designs as if they were trapped in contemporary circumstances. This was the first of three marker drawingx.

frenzy – 2020.11.10

a digital abstract painting i started to deal with election anxiety.

bath – 2020.08

digital painting

march for stolen lives – 2020.06.06

photos from the march for stolen lives and looted futures in harlem on june 6, 2020.

NYC Juneteenth march – 2020.06.19

photos taken during a juneteenth march in manhattan on june 19, 2020, somewhere in the soho/tribeca area.

more protest photos to come!

tea – 2020.05.02

a quick, digital study i did earlier this month. my new ipad has been really helpful in my ongoing efforts to get better with color: i can play with different palettes without wasting canvas and paint.

haunted – 2020.04.30

fire (work in progress) – 2020.05.01

i finally dove into the proverbial digital art pool this week, and i’m really, really into it. i love the ability to refine my knowledge of color without killing trees or wasting my very finite physical resources.

cyndi – 2018.11.02