Change of Plans — COVID-19 Pandemic Series

As soon as the COVID-19 pandemic became front page news in 2020, Washington, DC artist Dana Ellyn began creating virus-themed work from her downtown studio. Over two years, she produced close to 100 paintings documenting the constantly mutating facts, fears, and absurdities of a once-in-a-lifetime global phenomenon.

"Change of Plans" is a subseries of 14 paintings created on pages from a 2020 day planner. When the COVID-19 lockdown emptied her calendar, Dana Ellyn repurposed some of the unused pages as canvases, painting each one to mark a specific event or benchmark date from the pandemic. Each painting is 9" × 13", acrylic on calendar pages mounted on board.

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Change of Plans — sorted by pandemic timeline

Still Life with Pangolin

January 9, 2020 — WHO announces mysterious Coronavirus-related pneumonia in Wuhan, China, possibly originating in a live animal market. Pangolins were one of the suspected sources.

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Saying Goodbye to Travel

February 2, 2020 — Global air travel is restricted.

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Lockdown with Pigeons

February 23, 2020 — Many small towns in Italy are put on strict lockdown to try and contain the virus.

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Quarantine Cruise Ship

March 2020 — Passengers on a California cruise ship test positive and the ship is held at sea, quarantining over 3,500 passengers and crew.

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Mary Jesus and Hydroxychloroquine, COVID-19 pandemic painting by Dana Ellyn on 2020 day planner page

Mary, Jesus & Hydroxychloroquine

March 30, 2020 — FDA authorizes use of Hydroxychloroquine.

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Taking On Water

April 27, 2020 — Meat shortages begin. April 29, 2020 — The U.S. economy shrank 4.8% in the first quarter.

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Beach Day

May 18, 2020 — Widespread reopening of beaches around the USA.

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Protester

June 2020 — Ongoing Black Lives Matter protests. An armed guard was hired by the building where Dana Ellyn lives and works in downtown Washington, DC. Front doors and windows were covered in plywood for weeks.

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Socially Distanced Happy Hour

July 4, 2020 — Many neighbors spent the holiday with socially distanced happy hours.

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You’re Doing it Wrong

July 12, 2020 — First report that Donald Trump wears a face mask in public.

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Show the Spread

August 2020

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RIP RBG

September 18, 2020 — Ruth Bader Ginsburg died.

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Election Day, DC

November 3, 2020 — Election Day.

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Slow the Spread

December 2020

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