Many Artists Began Painting Outside During the Pandemic—And They Might Never Go Back


At the beginning of the pandemic, I stopped going to my studio for several months,” says Patricia Treib, a Brooklyn-based painter of subtle, melodic, poetic abstractions. “Just traveling the 20 minutes on the train or the 30 minutes on foot seemed perilous at the time. I brought materials to my apartment, but it was difficult to concentrate. Eventually, I began to work outside at various parks in Brooklyn, and it was more of meditative activity. For several months during the pandemic, painting outdoors was my only means of working.” Read full home services article here.

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