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2007 The Whole 9 Gallery Culver City, CA First Pair of Skates (Self Portrait at 4) Oil over charcoal on canvas with vintage 1960 flying ace roller skates. 60"x22" ARTIST STATEMENT The very act of making a painting can be a driving force that cannot be ignored by the artist, even if the purpose for the work is not at first clearly understood, and yet in the end it can become a precious gift to the world. The series I am working on right now, "A Child Blessed with Grace", includes a small group of paintings dedicated to my parents who raised me with all the love they could ever imagine having for another person. It is a special bond that only develops between a parent and a child with special needs. Although I was born without feet, I roller skated, rode a bike, jumped rope, ran with the wind in my hair and danced to music only I could hear. The piece on the left "My First Pair of Skates", is the first painting in the series. The little brown booties I am wearing were handmade by a shoemaker, with cork stuffed in the toes to keep the shoes from bending upward. I wore these shoes with socks over them and put them into saddle shoes until I was 14, when I finally got my first pair of prosthetic feet. | Barnsdall Park | Gallery 825 | Borders Books | Barron Art Center | Amos Eno Gallery | Whole 9 | | Portraits Online | Portraits on Paper | Pet Portrait Painting | Self Portraits | Artistic Family Portraits | Gallery Shows | Heavenly Portraits | Faux Fresco Portraits | | Return Home | Artistic Portraits | Mural Commissions | Illustration | Panels & Borders | Still/Life Landscape | Faux Finishes | Guest Book | Artist's Profile | Contact Us | |
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