{"id":2122544,"date":"2026-09-01T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-08-31T21:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2122544"},"modified":"2026-09-01T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-08-31T21:00:00","slug":"watercolors-by-kelogsloops-traverse-the-emotional-terrain-of-love-and-loss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2122544","title":{"rendered":"Watercolors by kelogsloops Traverse the Emotional Terrain of Love and Loss"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry-content prose-colossal max-w-none\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-style-default entry-header is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-fe9cc265 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"colo-post-featured-image wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1590\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/kelogsloops-6.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"a fantastical painting by kelogsloops of a young woman with long white hair nestled into the shoulder of a giant relaxing black wolf in woods\" style=\"object-fit:cover\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\u201cMight I See You Again.\u201d All images courtesy of the artist and Corey Helford Gallery, shared with permission<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group post-title is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-0bc941e6 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<h1 class=\"alignfull wp-block-post-title\">Watercolors by kelogsloops Traverse the Emotional Terrain of Love and Loss<\/h1>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull post-meta is-layout-flex wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2026-09-01T09:48:32-05:00\">September 1, 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<div class=\"taxonomy-category wp-block-post-terms\"><a class=\"category-art\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/category\/art\/\" rel=\"tag\">Art<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-author-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/author\/kmothes\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"wp-block-post-author-name__link\">Kate Mothes<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull post-share-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<ul class=\"colossal-share-buttons\">\n<li class=\"colossal-share-button colossal-share-button--facebook\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thisiscolossal.com%2F2026%2F09%2Fkelogsloops-watercolors-fantasy-memento-mori-paintings%2F&amp;title=Watercolors%20by%20kelogsloops%20Traverse%20the%20Emotional%20Terrain%20of%20Love%20and%20Loss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-label=\"Share on Facebook\" class=\"colossal-share-button__link\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"colossal-share-button__label\" 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colossal-share-button--copy\">\n\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Copy article link\" class=\"colossal-share-button__link colossal-share-button__copy\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/2026\/09\/kelogsloops-watercolors-fantasy-memento-mori-paintings\/\" data-label-default=\"Copy\" data-label-copied=\"Copied!\" data-aria-default=\"Copy article link\" data-aria-copied=\"Link copied to clipboard\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"colossal-share-button__label\" aria-live=\"polite\">Copy<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t<\/li>\n<li class=\"colossal-share-button colossal-share-button--bookmark\">\n\t\t\t<button class=\"simplefavorite-button preset\" data-postid=\"477272\" data-siteid=\"1\" data-groupid=\"1\" data-favoritecount=\"0\"><i class=\"sf-icon-bookmark\"><\/i>Bookmark<\/button>\t\t<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Conceptually, <em>memento mori <\/em>has been around for millennia. Ancient Greek philosophers like Socrates and Seneca reflected upon the nature of mortality in ancient Greece. And during <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Roman_triumph\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Roman triumphs<\/a>, a handful of accounts document how a general would be accompanied by a companion or a slave who was tasked with reminding him he would eventually perish.<\/p>\n<p>We often think of <em>memento mori <\/em>visually in relation to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/tags\/dutch-golden-age-painting\">Dutch Golden Age<\/a> paintings, where skulls or rotting fruit surrounded by insects served as reminders of the fleetingness of life. Latin for \u201cremember you will die,\u201d the phrase can be traced to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tate.org.uk\/art\/art-terms\/m\/memento-mori\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">biblical passage<\/a>. And for Melbourne-based artist Hieu Thien Nguyen, who works as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kelogsloops.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">kelogsloops<\/a>, death is a constant reminder in fantastical, dreamlike watercolors.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/kelogsloops-4.jpg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-477272\" title=\"\u201cKoi No Yokan\u201d\" data-rl_title=\"\u201cKoi No Yokan\u201d\" data-rl_caption=\"\u201cKoi No Yokan\u201d\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/kelogsloops-4.jpg\" alt=\"a fantastical painting by kelogsloops of a skeleton cradling a white-haired woman in its arms amid a stylistic scene of turbulent waves\" class=\"wp-image-477281\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\u201cKoi No Yokan\u201d<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Often centering around a young woman with snow-white hair and repeating motifs like towering cumulus clouds, a black wolf, foxes, and other woodland creatures, kelogsloops\u2019 paintings explore \u201cthe intensity of love, the inevitability of loss, and the quiet acceptance that comes with knowing nothing lasts forever,\u201d says a statement for the artist\u2019s forthcoming exhibition <em>Love, Death, &amp; All Her Friends <\/em>at <a href=\"https:\/\/coreyhelfordgallery.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Corey Helford Gallery<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Emotions, and perhaps life forces, literally swirl through kelogsloops\u2019 paintings via starlight, mist, and wind. Pieces like \u201cThe Waiting Room\u201d and \u201cThe Carousel\u201d suggest gentle, liminal spaces between the waking and sleeping world\u2014reality and whatever else may be out there. Exploring the boundary between awareness and unconsciousness, \u201cthere is no bitterness,\u201d the artist says, \u201cbut instead an honest look at what it means to love something, knowing it won\u2019t last forever, but to find beauty in that anyway.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>Love, Death, &amp; All Her Friends <\/em>opens on September 19 and continues through October 24 in Los Angeles. Find more on the artist\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/kelogsloops\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/kelogsloops-9.jpg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-477272\" title=\"\u201cWith the Sandman\u201d\" data-rl_title=\"\u201cWith the Sandman\u201d\" data-rl_caption=\"\u201cWith the Sandman\u201d\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"2662\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/kelogsloops-9.jpg\" alt=\"a fantastical painting by kelogsloops of a young woman with white hair asleep beneath a coverlet of mist, which transforms into two foxes running and playing alongside a moon\" class=\"wp-image-477277\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\u201cWith the Sandman\u201d<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/kelogsloops-3.jpg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-477272\" title=\"\u201cHalley\u2019s Comet\u201d\" data-rl_title=\"\u201cHalley\u2019s Comet\u201d\" data-rl_caption=\"\u201cHalley\u2019s Comet\u201d\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"2465\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/kelogsloops-3.jpg\" alt=\"a fantastical painting by kelogsloops of a woman seated beside a tiger on a grassy knoll, looking out toward a billowing, glowing cloud\" class=\"wp-image-477280\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\u201cHalley\u2019s Comet\u201d<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/kelogsloops-2.jpg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-477272\" title=\"\u201cFlowerspotting\u201d\" data-rl_title=\"\u201cFlowerspotting\u201d\" data-rl_caption=\"\u201cFlowerspotting\u201d\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"2662\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/kelogsloops-2.jpg\" alt=\"a fantastical painting by kelogsloops of a young woman with long, white hair laying on the ground calmly beside a dark human skeleton\" class=\"wp-image-477279\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\u201cFlowerspotting\u201d<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/kelogsloops-1.jpg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-477272\" title=\"\u201cAgainst the World\u201d\" data-rl_title=\"\u201cAgainst the World\u201d\" data-rl_caption=\"\u201cAgainst the World\u201d\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"2994\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/kelogsloops-1.jpg\" alt=\"a fantastical painting by kelogsloops of a woman with long white hair being carryed by a black wolf through a glowing scene\" class=\"wp-image-477278\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\u201cAgainst the World\u201d<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/kelogsloops-8.jpg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-477272\" title=\"\u201cThe Waiting Room\u201d\" data-rl_title=\"\u201cThe Waiting Room\u201d\" data-rl_caption=\"\u201cThe Waiting Room\u201d\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"2234\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/kelogsloops-8.jpg\" alt=\"a fantastical painting by kelogsloops of a young woman with long white hair seated beside a human skeleton on a pier with huge clouds behind them\" class=\"wp-image-477276\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\u201cThe Waiting Room\u201d<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/kelogsloops-5.jpg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-477272\" title=\"\u201cLove, Death, &amp; All Her Friends\u201d\" data-rl_title=\"\u201cLove, Death, &amp; All Her Friends\u201d\" data-rl_caption=\"\u201cLove, Death, &amp; All Her Friends\u201d\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"2403\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/kelogsloops-5.jpg\" alt=\"a fantastical painting by kelogsloops of a young woman with long white hair reclining on a sleeping fox as a human skeleton sits up beside them with a bird perched on its finger and a crescent moon hovering nearby\" class=\"wp-image-477273\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\u201cLove, Death, &amp; All Her Friends\u201d<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/kelogsloops-7.jpg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-477272\" title=\"\u201cThe Carousel\u201d\" data-rl_title=\"\u201cThe Carousel\u201d\" data-rl_caption=\"\u201cThe Carousel\u201d\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"2745\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/kelogsloops-7.jpg\" alt=\"a fantastical painting by kelogsloops of a young woman with long white hair being carried by a human skeleton on the back of a horse\" class=\"wp-image-477275\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\u201cThe Carousel\u201d<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"after-entry\" role=\"complementary\" aria-label=\"After Entry\">\n<section id=\"block-16\" class=\"widget widget_block widget_text\">\n<p><mark style=\"background-color:#88caf0\" class=\"has-inline-color\"><strong>Do stories and artists like this matter to you?<\/strong><\/mark> Become a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/members\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"118516\">Colossal Member<\/a> now, and support independent arts publishing.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"block-17\" class=\"widget widget_block\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top member-benefits is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Hide advertising<\/li>\n<li>Save your favorite articles<\/li>\n<li>Get 15% off in the <a href=\"https:\/\/colossal.shop\/\">Colossal Shop<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Receive members-only newsletter<\/li>\n<li>Give 1% for art supplies in K-12 classrooms<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top member-options is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-fe9cc265 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Join us today!<\/h3>\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-horizontal is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-crow-color has-verdigris-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/colossal.memberful.com\/checkout?plan=113464\">$7\/month<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-crow-color has-verdigris-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/colossal.memberful.com\/checkout?plan=113463\">$75\/year<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-crow-color has-chalk-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/members\/\">Explore membership options<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"20\" height=\"21\" class=\"wp-image-327872\" style=\"width: 20px\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/arrow-left.svg\" alt><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/aside>\n<nav class=\"navigation post-navigation\" role=\"navigation\">\n<div class=\"nav-links\">\n<div class=\"nav-previous\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/2026\/08\/marka27-ni-de-aqui-ni-de-alla-portraits\/\" rel=\"prev\">Next article<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/nav><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cMight I See You Again.\u201d All images courtesy of the artist and Corey Helford Gallery, shared with permission Watercolors by kelogsloops Traverse the Emotional Terrain of Love and Loss September 1, 2026 Art Kate Mothes Share Pin Email Copy Bookmark Conceptually, memento mori has been around for millennia. 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