Marta Tykhovlis’s “Warning” - 2025 Winner

Marta Tykhovlis’s “Warning” 
Painting: Oil paint 
Milwaukee, IL 

This idea was summoned when I was about 15 years of age, just finding out how much harm the earth takes in each day. I was learning about pollution, seeing wildfires start all over the globe, wars that kill everything around them. As a 15 year old, still finishing high school, I felt helpless. As if I was a little bunny watching my world burn. Unable to move, unable to run, knowing that it will kill everything including me in its sight.