GET IN THE WAY, 2020, acrylic on canvas, 30 x 30 in. / 76.2 x 76.2 cm.

GET IN THE WAY, Mary Wertsch, 2020, acrylic on canvas, 30 x 30 in. / 76.2 x 76.2 cm.

We lost John Lewis, a great crusader for social justice, in July 2020. I looked at many photos and chose to paint him as he looked in his last years, when his life was fully etched in his face. I chose to highlight his directive to "Get in the way", as a timeless key to social change.