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Meet the artist who painted over 150 portraits of the pandemic’s first responders
For Jayashree Krishnan, who has painted more than 150 portraits of first responders across the globe since the start of the Covid-19
pandemic, the eyes tell the story.
“Each person’s set of eyes that I have painted so far, they tell their own story,” Krishnan said. “My goal was to just capture that emotion.”
If she spends two hours on a painting, Krishnan has guessed that half of her time is spent on the eyes alone. And that isn’t just artistic choice; Krishnan often can only see the eyes of the subjects she paints.
Seattle artist honors healthcare workers on the frontlines of COVID-19 fight
Jayashree Krishnan s Caring for Humanity, at the Columbia City Gallery in Seattle, features portraits of people on the frontlines of COVID-19. Author: Chris Cashman Updated: 9:41 PM PST March 5, 2021
SEATTLE Seattle artist Jayashree Krishnan s Seattle studio is filled with beautiful landscapes and portraits. She has an ability to capture human emotion in her portrait work.
After the coronavirus pandemic, her work took an unexpected turn. Last May, Krishnan decided to switch to painting portraits of family members and a few friends in the medical industry healthcare workers who were battling the pandemic day in and day out.