The Danger Within

By Nancy Polo

Print based on original watercolor by Nancy Polo. Artist Nancy Polo imagines some of her self, her friends and cohorts as various animals... sometimes Bunnies. Bunny plays poker with her SEVLES. Apothecary show jars in a rainbow of colors are positioned like sentinels around the gaming table. Four versions of Bunny are waiting to reveal their cards. Two Bunnies dressed in the Plague Doctor costume sit on the opposite side of the table from two Bunnies in her usual apron outfit. Where does the true cure lie? The garish colors contribute to a feeling of chaos-- a cacophony of phantom solutions to the PANDEMIC. The transparency of the glass emphasizes a sense of illusion. The contagion spreads red from a chandelier model of the corona virus. Inspired by the Carnival masks of Venice that developed in response to the many bouts of plague in Italy's history.