Cherries are in season again - probably in Washington.
Thursday, June 18, 2009
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Thursday, June 4, 2009
Monday, June 1, 2009
Moving forward
I recently saw a show by one of my favorite painters, Alex Kanevsky, and felt like I had gotten a shot in the arm to boost my efforts. His work is simply paintings and done incredibly well. No pretensions to be anything more than reflections on life.
My work has recently evolved a bit and I feel like I am very close to making the kinds of paintings that I want to make. Of course, I'll never make what I imagine and it's always elusive but I am feeling like it's closer than it's been before. My intention in these paintings is to simultaneously build up the image and break it down and to do it in a fresh and honest manner.
Friday, May 22, 2009
quinces
I have done the drive for my friends' son Kai and am now able to focus on painting a little again. This is a painting of some quinces. I've wanted to paint quinces for years and finally have found some at the store. They are in my mind perfect for painting because they seem to be formed perfectly but with too much effort and thusly they have these bulges and irregularities where you wouldn't think they'd have them. The painting is a transitional painting for me. I have been trying to make paintings for years that are both spontaneous and at the same time visually complex. I believe that the way I'm painting can bring me closer to that goal.
Thursday, April 23, 2009
Update
As many of you know, Kai Anderson is looking for a bone marrow donor. I am working with Kai's teacher to organize a drive at the YMCA in Park Slope. We are currently working on finalizing a date at the end of May or beginning of June. We are looking for anyone who can help in any way. Please feel free to contact me if you feel that you can help.
thank you
Saturday, April 18, 2009
Kai Anderson
This is a very serious and sad posting but you can help! These are very good friends of ours who need anyone and everyone's help. Kai is the son of the Andersons.
Just days ago Kai had symptoms that his parents thought might be the flu, or even just a cold. Now he is in the hospital, diagnosed with a rare form of leukemia (Philadelphia Chromosome-Positive Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia), being treated with a cocktail of seven chemotherapy drugs. Only, for this acute, high-risk form of leukemia, chemo is rarely enough. Kai's best hope lies in a bone marrow transplant.
That's where you come in.
The Anderson family absolutely need your prayers, kind words, home-cooked meals, practical assistance and generous donations for the enormous medical costs ahead (at www.HopeForKai.com). More than you can know. You see, last year, Kai's dad and special buddy, David, was diagnosed with a type of cancer (also rare and complicated) called Mantle Cell Lymphoma. That's right. Two cancers in one small family. Kai's parents are operating day-to-day with unimaginable levels of stress and heartbreak.
But right now what they need, more than anything, is a way to save Kai's life.
Thanks to amazing refinements in medical technology, a miracle may yet be possible. But it will take all of us.
Bone marrow transplant is probably very different from what it was the last time you heard about it. Getting tested for compatibility takes only seconds. Dab a swab on the inside of your cheek and register with the national bone-marrow registry. If the marrow is a match, donors are asked to undergo one of two minor, non-invasive outpatient procedures that extract some of your healthy stem cells to replace a patient's unhealthy cells. It is that simple to give someone a second chance at life.
Astonishingly, despite these advancements, every year thousands of patients in desperate need of bone marrow transplants go without, due to a lack of available compatible matches. Less than 20% ever get the transplant that may be their last chance for survival. The technology is there; it's the donors who are not. That's not only shameful, it's
short-sighted. Because this is something that can happen to any of us, to any of our children.
If you can't attend the bone marrow drive above, please visit www.dkmsamericas.org for a free kit you can use at home. Then help spread the word by forwarding this e-mail to everyone who may be able to help.
Kai and Birgit Anderson have been part of the Hudson River Park Mothers Group from the beginning. He is her firstborn, the one who made her a mother. And from the beginning, the Hudson River Park Mothers Group's mission has been to create a caring community for families. The only assurance we can offer our children, and the most valuable lesson we can teach them, is that while bad things in life can't be prevented, their load can be shared. Please do what you can to help us share this one.
Who knows?
The thing that could happen to any of us may just be cured by one of us.
Thank you!
The Hudson River Park Mothers Group has organized all of this
Just days ago Kai had symptoms that his parents thought might be the flu, or even just a cold. Now he is in the hospital, diagnosed with a rare form of leukemia (Philadelphia Chromosome-Positive Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia), being treated with a cocktail of seven chemotherapy drugs. Only, for this acute, high-risk form of leukemia, chemo is rarely enough. Kai's best hope lies in a bone marrow transplant.
That's where you come in.
The Anderson family absolutely need your prayers, kind words, home-cooked meals, practical assistance and generous donations for the enormous medical costs ahead (at www.HopeForKai.com). More than you can know. You see, last year, Kai's dad and special buddy, David, was diagnosed with a type of cancer (also rare and complicated) called Mantle Cell Lymphoma. That's right. Two cancers in one small family. Kai's parents are operating day-to-day with unimaginable levels of stress and heartbreak.
But right now what they need, more than anything, is a way to save Kai's life.
Thanks to amazing refinements in medical technology, a miracle may yet be possible. But it will take all of us.
Bone marrow transplant is probably very different from what it was the last time you heard about it. Getting tested for compatibility takes only seconds. Dab a swab on the inside of your cheek and register with the national bone-marrow registry. If the marrow is a match, donors are asked to undergo one of two minor, non-invasive outpatient procedures that extract some of your healthy stem cells to replace a patient's unhealthy cells. It is that simple to give someone a second chance at life.
Astonishingly, despite these advancements, every year thousands of patients in desperate need of bone marrow transplants go without, due to a lack of available compatible matches. Less than 20% ever get the transplant that may be their last chance for survival. The technology is there; it's the donors who are not. That's not only shameful, it's
short-sighted. Because this is something that can happen to any of us, to any of our children.
If you can't attend the bone marrow drive above, please visit www.dkmsamericas.org for a free kit you can use at home. Then help spread the word by forwarding this e-mail to everyone who may be able to help.
Kai and Birgit Anderson have been part of the Hudson River Park Mothers Group from the beginning. He is her firstborn, the one who made her a mother. And from the beginning, the Hudson River Park Mothers Group's mission has been to create a caring community for families. The only assurance we can offer our children, and the most valuable lesson we can teach them, is that while bad things in life can't be prevented, their load can be shared. Please do what you can to help us share this one.
Who knows?
The thing that could happen to any of us may just be cured by one of us.
Thank you!
The Hudson River Park Mothers Group has organized all of this
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
