Animalize
Six years of painting animals face to face, as an act of silent activism. The body of work that came before Prayer for the Earth.
Paintings · Murals · Hand-painted jackets
Animalize Collection
It is my mission to be the voice of these living creatures, consistently highlighting the human impact on biodiversity, both on and offline. Using my paintbrush as an act of silent activism, I paint animals facing straight forward, so the viewer meets an intimate gaze into the animal’s soul.
The intention is to reconnect people with nature by reviving a love for wildlife in their hearts. Through the connection one feels when looking into the animal’s eyes, I invite each viewer to recognize their own impact on wildlife and to consider how their choices affect our environment.
“Using my paintbrush as an act of silent activism.”Ekaterina Sky
Canadian Animalize
Canadian Animalize was my thank you to Canada, for everything it taught me and everything it gave me.
Eagle, owl, mountain goat, deer, wolf, ox and moose, each painted face to face, in the same direct gaze that defines the Animalize work.
World Mural Tour
The tour brought Animalize out of the studio and onto walls, from a bear mural for Animals Asia in Vietnam, to Tel Aviv and upstate New York.
It was cut short in 2020, when the pandemic brought Ekaterina home to Los Angeles.
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Animalize Primates
Animalize Primates is a collection that seeks a profound connection between humanity and wildlife. Primates, our closest relatives, offer a unique and relatable perspective: I invite viewers to gaze into their eyes and discover an innate connection, and a deeper appreciation for our shared origins.
Exploring a new medium, oil on canvas, I bring these primates to life with vivid detail and emotional depth.
Hand Painted Collection
When the pandemic started, I was in the middle of my world mural tour and had to return to Los Angeles. I needed a different way to bring animals back to the city streets and remind people of their existence.
That is when the idea of the jackets began. I started finding vintage jackets and painting on them.
JJ Capsule Collection
These jackets featured my favorite Animalize paintings, reproduced in exceptional detail so the colors stayed true. Each denim jacket was then hand-embellished and painted, infused with love and a personal touch.
For every jacket, an animal was adopted in the name of the person who bought it, providing care and protection for that animal for a full year.
I believe that if we stop, listen, observe, and do good to others, we will feel fulfilled. Art makes us stop. It makes us listen. It starts a conversation for a better future.
Ethereal Animalize
Ethereal Animalize was the introduction of a spiritual side I had been hiding away for a while. One day, after a long and profound meditation, I returned to the studio and outlined the third eye on each of the two paintings there.
From that moment on, my spiritual journey began, starting with more than 100 days of silence.
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