Extraordinary Feats is an ongoing series of multimedia paintings on unstretched canvas. The exhibition title, Extraordinary Feats may bring to mind skydiving, climbing Mount Kangchenjunga, or cliff diving in Norway, however, some of the most extraordinary feats are far less extreme and possibly more miraculous - for example, when two estranged brothers forgive one another, or when two people fall in love. Begun in July 2019, the “feats” as represented in this series (e.g., “Affection,” “We Sing,” “We Trespass,” “Swept Me Into His Tent,” “Self-portrait with Luna and a Hollyhock,” “Memoir and the Future,” et al.) explore intersections between loneliness, becoming, hope, queerness, homosocial imaginings, and futurity during the COVID-19 pandemic. Feats in these paintings also include “chance meetings” with characters from literature (e.g., Diggory Venn, Mr. Toad, Mr. Badger, et al.) which speak to the miraculous, that is, the possibility of miracles occurring during this time of fear, suffering, and uncertainty. Furthermore, the raw aesthetic of the materials chosen for this work (e.g., oil sticks and unstretched canvas) correspond with the artist’s raw emotional responses to the pandemic and the contemporary moment. Extraordinary Feats is a deeply personal series; yet hopefully one that goes beyond the personal to our common humanity.