Now, at the age of 86 she has no concept of time or place, who she is, who is her daughter, my partner is, or where she is. "My painting depicts the mother of my partner Winnie, who is suffering from Vascular Dementia. It was a great re-union as we had not seen or connected since 2005. It was only later on in the night that Dan was able to recollect that he had met me somewhere before-it was on ITV's show, "Brush with Fame" he was one of the 10 finalists from London. It all has to do with the moment his sitter goes into her past.
Looking closer at the woman portrayed I discovered some younger faces in the background which wasn't apparent at first sight. "Art Therapy" Self Portrait- click HERE for my post on this pieceĮach year Sue Ryder Care makes a difference to the lives of thousands of people -they deliver compassionate support to people in their homes and through their specialist hospices and care centers.ĪRTISTS THAT CAUGHT MY EYE-click on names for links to their websites.įirst sight of this painting got my attention, the illumination across the figure coming from the upper right kept the whole piece in a transitive mood. Most times one doesn't get to meet the buyer but this day was great! It was a fund raising event which has been going on for the 4th year but this was the first year I discovered it and I was happy to take part-as I sold my piece "Art Therapy" on the opening evening of the private view and it was great meeting the lovely lady who bought the piece and the reason why she bought it. Overall you could see artworks by established artists, available for auction, selected pieces from submitting artists, pieces created by their prisoner engagement programme and an entire room dedicated to works produced by people receiving their care.
This was Sue Ryder Care's annual exhibition- Art Liberating Lives at the Mall Galleries-it was an uplifting and eclectic collection of works inspired by the theme, "Liberation". This was an exhibition I attended the night before I left for Tokyo on the 15th of December, I could have posted this earlier as I'm just in the holiday mood but I don't want to leave it till next year.