Neighborhood Watch

Oil on masonite board

35 × 32

I don’t believe in being a narc. Except when people are littering. Like what do you mean you’re just going to throw something out of your car window? What do you mean you’re going to throw a bag of plastic trash over the side of your boat into the ocean? Straight to jail. It’s like the weird ostrich head sand thing, like if you can’t see the trash you littered anymore then you didn’t really do it mentality? Whack. When I was painting this, I kept thinking about how one moves through the world when you think nobody is watching. If nature regularly made eye contact with us, I bet you would think twice before doing half the shit we as humans do. Do you think we would be blasting through mountains if all the rocks had voices? Do you think we would continue deforestation of the world's forests if the Oak looked you dead in your eye as you revved up the bulldozer? What would the world be like if we acted as if everything is paying attention to what we are doing as a species? Because I actually think that everything is watching. And keeping tabs okay!

This painting was donated and raffled off to ORCA (Ocean Recovery Cleanup Alliance).ORCA brings communities together in a shared mission of environmental stewardship, organizing beach cleanups and other conservation efforts that are open to everyone. By combining service with sustainability, ORCA provides an opportunity for individuals from all backgrounds to give back, protect natural spaces, and foster a sense of unity through action.