ALONG FOR THE RIDE
200+ pieces of art and scrapbook-ish interactivity inspired by a father (Mike McSwain) & sonβs (Larsson McSwain) road trips across America during COVIDβfor celebration, for mourning, for connection, for escape.
Along for the Ride exhibited at Artspace (Shreveport, LA), from November 12, 2021 β January 15, 2022
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Above: 2βx2β mixed media originals on 2β cradled Gessobordβ’ (cut paper, gouache, acrylic, color pencil, solvent transfer, collage, mechanical pencil, #2 pencil, oil, pastel, crayon, and whatever else I could sweep off the studio floor)
Below: Photos from the gallery. In addition to the 20 paintings and 500+ drawingsβI thoroughly enjoyed designing billboard βadvertisementsβ, the AFTR logo, postcards, t-shirts, tote bags, coffee mugs, rest areas, display cases, large vinyl wraps, and whatever else you might spy in the pics.
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