Artwork / Archives / 2004

devlish with an angel’s wing smiling woman Gwenn Seemel painted portrait artwork Jennifer Viviano artwork and Fritz Paulus portrait portrait painted by Portland artist Gwenn Seemel Ella Jaroszewicz painted portrait artwork by Oregon artist Gwenn Seemel Richard Seemel painted portrait artwork by Oregon artist Gwenn Seemel painting portrait in acrylic painted portrait artwork by Oregon artist Gwenn Seemel genderqueer art bee portrait Gwenn Seemel portrait painting painting acrylic painting fake bear art portrait artwork Reed Coleman painted portrait artwork by Oregon artist Gwenn Seemel Mead Hunter painted portrait artwork by Oregon artist Gwenn Seemel Darin Sands painted portrait artwork by Oregon artist Gwenn Seemel Gwenn Seemel painting portrait artwork Wade McCollum portrait painted by Portland artist Gwenn Seemel Kollodi Norton portrait painted by Portland artist Gwenn Seemel pet portrait, Brittany spaniel

In 2004, I spent quite some time in theaters, both on and off stage. I performed with various ensembles but most memorably in a show my brother directed. Kristan crafted an amazing production of Mac Wellman’s A Murder of Crows with defunkt theater, and he cast me as one of the crows.

A Murder of Crows with defenft theatre in Portland, Oregon
photo by Siouxsie Suarez

My brother also asked me to paint the backdrops for the piece. They are the wall hangings visible in this photo, and they had combined dimensions of 12 by 52 feet. I painted with the canvas laid out on the floor, experiencing the glee of Pollock and every action painter who has followed in his paint-stained footprints!

The other painting/theater collaborations that I undertook in 2004 are explained here and here, and the main conceptual series I created in 2004 is Snow Days. It’s about television instead of theater.