Around the Block (in 50 days)

I began this collection by wandering the streets of San Francisco, drawn to the city’s distinctive houses and the ways they reflect the people and communities around them. Over the fifty days I spent painting, I became less interested in the houses as architecture and more interested in what they might hold: layers of history, memory, identity, and everyday life. This led me to move the houses from the street into imagined interiors, placing them within patterns and spaces that feel familiar yet slightly removed from reality. By bringing the exterior indoors, the works began to explore how a sense of home is created and carried with us. A house can be a physical structure, a reflection of the people who inhabit it, or a place that stays with us long after we leave. Through these paintings, I explore the space between the observed and the imagined, and the ways a place can become part of our sense of belonging.

Framed 50th

The 50 Days

This collection has been a wild ride, creating 50 works in 50 days for the 50|50 Show at the Sanchez Art Center in Pacifica, CA. The final two weeks felt like I was back in college, cranking out work and pulling all nighters to hit my deadline. But now it’s official, time is up and the work is done!

The opening fundraiser was s brilliant collection of 2,650 beautifully made works. Ranging from paintings, drawings, embroidery, ceramics, and woodworking. I am thrilled to have been apart of a fantastic exhibition with such talented artists.

Medium

Each work is 6” x 6” and made with graphite, watercolor, and gouache on Baohong paper. Each have been coated with a hard wax to protect the surface. They have been adhered to wood panels that have been sealed and coated in black gesso on the backs, all measuring a 1/4” in thickness.

The 50th piece is also 6”x 6” but the floating frame makes the piece 2” thick and 10” x 10” on the end.

Pricing Information

Each of the 50 works shown above are priced at $150, plus a 9.88% sales tax (unless the work is being sent out of state), making each panel $164.82 each. If purchasing two or more panels are I am giving a 10% discount added to the total!

I am also offering handmade frames for each work. Please reach out about pricing for the frames!

Please email me at, alexiaroberts.art@gmail.com to inquire about purchasing any of the works. I hope to hear from you soon! Cheers!