Friday night was the naming celebration for the new Blind Association building - an incredible association that does amazing good for the blind and visually impaired. My paintings are throughout the building - a donation in honor of my mother.
We came up with the idea to do large braille paintings that could actually be felt - such as "triumph”, "accomplishment” and "independence” plus the ad campaign wording donated by Maslow,Lumia and Bartolillo which read "see it,” "feel it,” "believe it.”
Ironically my sisters and I all wore white - and the picture Curtis Salonick took captured the back of one of my silk paintings with the the wings perfectly fitted behind my dads head. AND, there was a harp playing at the event. Plus a halo….. see it?
Interesting to do animals after studying the human form for so many years - here are Egyptian Arabians - one in pencil, ink and watercolor - commission work is great because it gets you doing things you wouldn't ordinarily do -
Last night was a treat - meeting for the first time Charlie Singer and hearing him play and sing - It was raining - but good food, candles, live music, friends…. what could be better?
Here is a 54" x 54" painting using iron oxides from the Susquehanna river - my client saw a small square image (one of 37) and asked if I could enlarge it. She loves trees …. this reminds me of the promise of spring - the hope of getting through the winter - of knowing - that everything will once again - bloom.
