Like many in the early days of the pandemic, our exhibiting artist, Lois Cremmins, sought solace in the Arnold Arboretum. Fortified by experiences of what she describes as “transcendent beauty here,” she created a series of works in direct response to COVID-19.
Resilience is defined as “an ability to recover from or adjust easily to misfortune or change.” Looking at Cremmins’ art—vivid combinations of paint and collage on paper—one senses an uplifting of her spirit. While ... view more »
Like many in the early days of the pandemic, our exhibiting artist, Lois Cremmins, sought solace in the Arnold Arboretum. Fortified by experiences of what she describes as “transcendent beauty here,” she created a series of works in direct response to COVID-19.
Resilience is defined as “an ability to recover from or adjust easily to misfortune or change.” Looking at Cremmins’ art—vivid combinations of paint and collage on paper—one senses an uplifting of her spirit. While exploring rich and attentive observations to detail, she chooses an overall application of colors, forms, and textures that bring a resounding cacophony of life to the surface. It is life in the Arboretum, vibrant and enduring, where Cremmins found her expressive vision of resilience and hope mirrored in the strength and grandeur of trees.
“As spring unfolded into summer, I could sense that the plants and animals, sun and sky, were carrying on in spite of the pandemic. And I wanted to make artworks that are as triumphant and defiant in the face of COVID-19 as I felt the entire Arboretum was being.”
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