Mary Jo was struggling to find a background for her latest lobster painting. Then she watched this week’s news—and the answer was right in front of her.

“Redacted” is an original acrylic painting. One of a kind. It’s painted on a 9 x 12” canvas sheet, which means the canvas is like a sheet of paper, instead of being stretched or gallery wrapped. It’s a simple and spontaneous expression of our current events.