The Secret Language of the Forest (as written by the jewel beetle) 2023

An eighty-eight foot scroll consisting of nineteen paintings.
Ink, oil, mica, paper on canvas, 88’ x 24”, 2023

Below: As installed M. David Gallery, NY: Summer Invitational: Selections from the Yellow Chair Salon Residency Program

As installed M. David Gallery, NY: Summer Invitational: Selections from the Yellow Chair Salon Residency Program
Abstract graffiti art featuring a mix of geometric shapes, outlines of faces, and a large yellow letter 'K' on a textured wall.
Abstract painting with a mix of dark colors, bright red and blue patches, and yellow swirling lines.
Abstract painting with black background, pink, yellow, and red lines and shapes.
A mixed-media abstract artwork featuring dark black and brown tree roots on the left, with water-like blue and white streaks on the right. There are red, green, and black line drawings resembling shapes and sketches of plants, animals, and faces scat
Abstract painting with tangled lines in white, blue, and red on a dark background.
Abstract painting with black, white, blue, orange, and brown shapes and lines.
Street art with abstract shapes and outlines, featuring red, yellow, pink, black, and gray colors.
Colorful abstract chalk drawing on black background with various overlapping shapes and lines in yellow, pink, blue, purple, orange, and white.
An abstract painting with a mix of dark colors, featuring a face-like shape on the left with various colors and lines, and lightning bolt-like elements on the right, created with vibrant reds, whites, and blacks against a textured background.
Abstract colorful artwork with black outlines, featuring a pink shape resembling a person with glasses, a yellow shape with a black stripe, and other amorphous forms in blue, gray, green, red, and black.
Colorful abstract chalk drawing of interconnected lines on a black background.
An abstract artwork featuring lightning, dark and bright colors, and sketches of various objects including a shoe, leaves, and small shapes.
A mixed media artwork featuring abstract black ink lines resembling a complex map or neural network, with colorful elements such as a pink circle, a red branching pattern, and turquoise highlights on a textured background.
Abstract graffiti art with black, white, green, blue, and orange colors, featuring drips, splatters, and outline drawings of faces and animals.
Street art with black line drawings of abstract human faces and figures on a weathered wall with patches of faded turquoise, white, and gray paint.
Abstract mixed-media artwork with line drawings of faces, splashes of red, yellow, and black paint, and textured elements on a metallic background.
Abstract graffiti artwork on concrete wall featuring black, gray, white, blue, green, orange, yellow, and pink colors with various lines and shapes.
Abstract drawing with tangled lines in black, white, red, and blue on a textured gray background.
Abstract artwork with overlapping circular shapes in shades of pink, gray, black, and blue.
“I also installed this work in what we call “Bear Woods” on the edge of the El Dorado National Forest. We call it “Bear Woods” because, well, that’s where the bears like to hang out the most. We wandered all over our acres until we found a perfect spot; not where we originally planned (of course). My favorite part of the final installation is the gorgeous light and shadows cast through the trees. I had whole new unexpected paintings. It all made sense though; the paintings reference all the patterns, history, memory of these woods; my trees. They whisper it all. So of course they had a say.”
— Katherine Filice