A surreal painting based on documentary photos of U.S. Veterans confronting oil company security and the state government during the North Dakota Pipeline protests (DAPL) in 2016. Inspired by the gestures of peace and support offered by the Vets who volunteered at DAPL, I contrasted a rocky, verdant grotto with the stark, intimidating lights of the security representing the Pipeline.

Wren Sarrow

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“I pursue the following objectives: connection and transcendence. I use intuitive, experimental, statistical, scientific, and pattern-sensing systems. I tend to create natural forms. My program is color, and my style is realism. I portray human connections, understanding, and equality without violence. I am influenced by the people’s history, philosophies of justice, and art history.” My visual artworks consist of three styles: pop with outlines and flat color, recycled Styrofoam installations with lights and paint, and naturalistic oil portraits. I include portraits of people from different backgrounds representing my friends, family, and myself. I am an intuitive artist and create new forms, often based on dreams. I’m interested in humanism and environmental progress. I like subjectivity in portraits and objectivity in green technologies' illustration and science. I work with oils, acrylics, water-based enamel, canvas, recycled Styrofoam, and LED lights. I keep learning.