Dc pride

DC Pride

Piece description from the artist

I fell in love with Washington, D.C., as a 7th grader on my middle school field trip to the Capitol. I was in awe of the architecture and the rich history of these empowering buildings and monuments. When I was finally ready to pursue a Public Administration degree (inspired by The West Wing) I would work during the day, study at night, and paint these abstract silhouettes of my favorite city's skyline. This city is bright, full of character, and always moving.

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About John Paul Snead

Alexandria, VA

John Paul Snead is a Washington, D.C., based artist and illustrator whose primary tools include an iPencil, micron pens, and palette knives.

He is a Co-Founder of Lola & Pear Publishing, a small publishing company based on Capitol Hill that focuses on children's books, particularly those that tell stories of rescue dogs. John Paul has illustrated all three of Lola & Pear's books: The adventures of Duke, The Therapy Dog, Mommy Didn't Say That, & Rosie to the Rescue.

John Paul's favorite collection, "The 175ers," is a series of pen and watercolor pieces on 6"x9" paper that was exhibited at Theater Tuscaloosa in Alabama during the run of a production of Cabaret. The collection, using rough pen figures and pink watercolor, depicts the persecution of homosexuals by the Third Reich in Nazi Germany.

He lives in DC with his husband and tabby cat.

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