Who Tells Your Story?
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We can all remember certain stories that define us. When you think of your favorites stories growing up, were any about you?
Who told your stories?
COVID Paintings – Reviews from the VIRTUAL Watercolor Show
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When you finish an event, two years in the making, it’s wonderful to be able to share the good words with you. Let me share what people said about the “Saving Lives” Virtual Gallery Experience.
You’re Invited – the Virtual Gallery of my COVID paintings
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When you’re an artist you want your friends to witness the art you create. It is the biggest honor and a true celebration to share what you’ve made.
Reading the COVID Stories
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My favorite part of my art show “Saving Lives” was reading the stories my visitors left for me. When you paint an exhibition helping people explore and remember the lockdown years, listening become such an important part of the gallery. I’m poring over these stories these days. The End of the Show Friends have asked […]
Who Would Visit My COVID Art Show?
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My show “Saving Lives” has been open for one week now and I’m meeting many people who want to visit my COVID art show. “Saving Lives” tells the untold stories from the years of lockdowns and masking that many of us, frankly, would just like to forget forever. And yet, my show also tells the […]
An Art Exhibition on the COVID Years
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During the last nine months I been preparing for an art exhibition: listening to stories, sketching ideas, painting rough drafts, scheduling critiques, and then back to the drawing board again. Specifically, I’ve been thinking about COVID, asking for God’s courage to know how to paint these dark times. I have been preparing for an art […]