A quiet little painting up against misinformationIt's odd how the world turns. This little painting of mine is on display at the Florence Museum as part of their first Eastern Carolina Contemporary Biennial.
www.flocomuseum.org/exhibitions/2025-biennial/ Being selected for show is an honor and it's interesting to see all the other submissions and the awards. All can be viewed at the link and the show is up through October 19, 2025. But fate would have it that another show upstairs makes my message with my little painting feel a bit bigger and brighter. www.flocomuseum.org/exhibitions/fighters-for-freedom/ 
William H. Johnson recorded time, place, and people through history along with his contemporaries, who we need to know and celebrate. There is struggle, there is loss.
No negative stories or thoughts, please at National Parks And my blog post explains my little painting and my focus on a text written during reconstruction designed to heal a nation and showcase the natural beauty of the United States. Only happy, pretty images and words. www.karynhealeyart.com/blog/more-information-the-pieces-fit It would appear that only seeing the positive and ignoring uncomfortable history is making a comeback. Below is a headline from the Post & Courier, June 25, 2025. Visitors to Charleston historical sites are being asked to report 'negative' stories about America "if you don't like what you hear or see about the story you can report it for being negative about U.S. history." |
^ Harry Fenn's Roadside Scene, 1870 |