HEARTLIFTING Philanthropy By Design’s 30th Anniversary Party and Have-A-Heart Fundraiser
February 9, 2017 6-8pm Allsteel Showroom 4 Maritime Plaza, San Francisco
CONTENTS introduction
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Featured Artists: Midori
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Eric lewis basher
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juan bonilla
MIA BROWN
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TIM STROUSS
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JO JACKSON
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AJ REDMOND
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JULIA DICKINSON
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MIKE GOSBEE
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MICHAEL ROGAN
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Khalid Rasool
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shannon
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JACK STRADA
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Julia pozsgai
Clyde R. Horn
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charles blackwell
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about artlifting
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INTRODUCTION
ArtLifting partners with corporate clients in various ways, including decorating conference rooms and office spaces with wall art, lining hallways with larger-than-life wall decals of artwork, as well as programmatic partnerships, like our current exhibition at Google’s office in Cambridge, MA pictured above. Some of our partners include Microsoft, TOMS, and Google.
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INTRODUCTION All of the artworks chosen for this event were created by ArtLifting’s San Francisco Bay Area artists. The works shown provide a glimpse into each artist’s portfolio; many more artworks are available for viewing and purchase at ArtLifting.com or by private appointment. About ArtLifting ArtLifting empowers artists living with homelessness or disabilities through the celebration and sale of their artwork. ArtLifting is about creating opportunity, empowerment, and validation. We offer our artists the chance to secure their own income through the sale of original paintings, print reproductions, and merchandise. By showcasing and selling their artwork through ArtLifting, our artists gain self-confidence that permeates all aspects of their lives.
PBD x ArtLifting Collaboration Through this collaboration, Philanthropy by Design and ArtLifting raise awareness for talented yet often overlooked artists in our communities, inviting observers to experience how art and design can drive empowerment, validation, inspiration, resilience, and impact for artists and patrons alike. Use the code PBD2017 at ArtLifting.com.
About Philanthropy by Design Our mission is to transform nonprofit environments through design. PBD is a volunteer network of design industry professionals. We renovate the interior environments of community service organizations and save tons of furniture from the landfill through creative reuse. Our work benefits thousands of under served Bay Area residents; at-risk youth, abused women, seniors, AIDS patients and homeless people, bringing them hope, inspiration and comfort.
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MIDORI Originally from Japan, Midori has been making art since she was a young child. As reflected in her art, Midori has a love of nature and animals and describes that she has been caring for animals her whole life. In her current residence, Midori has dogs, cats, fish, a snail and many plants and enjoys when the hummingbirds come to visit her plants. She hopes to improve her health and have a peaceful life as well as contribute to others’ lives through sharing the peace and calm that her art brings to her. Midori creates her artworks at Hospitality House, a shelter, drop-in center, employment program, and community arts studio located in San Francisco’s Tenderloin District, where she is grateful for having a welcoming and supportive space.
featured artwork: Left: Midori Camellia Tsubaki Print
20 x 16 “
Right: midori Casablanca Yuri Print
20 x 16 “
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ERIC LEWIS BASHER “Art is the first thing I’ve felt comfortable with for years. It allows me to express my thoughts in a much better way than standing on the corner turning in circles and screaming. It brings order out of the chaos that’s usually in my mind. It has pulled me out of the insanity that my life has become. It quiets the voices in my head; alleviates my anxiety disorders and the thoughts that I have and the things that I see.” Lewis works on his art every day, elaborating, “about 20% of the time spent on a piece is actually drawing. The rest of the time is stepping back and watching it form.” Lewis creates his artworks at Hospitality House, a shelter, drop-in center, employment program, and community arts studio located in San Francisco’s Tenderloin District. He is excited to sell his work “to find out where it belongs in the world of art.” Recently, Microsoft acquired two large originals works of Lewis’s for its new Reactor building on Folsom Street in San Francisco.
featured artwork: Left, Down: eric lewis basher Electric Snail City Print
16 x 24 “
eric lewis basher Apples and Books Print
16 x 20 “
Right: eric lewis basher Box and Lollies Print
20 x 16 “
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JUAN BONILLA Juan Bonilla uses art as therapy to help him communicate. He shares, “When someone looks at a painting of mine, I hope for them to see life unfolding, movement, energy, color, shapes, and form. My art speaks to people in a way I could never compose in speech.” Juan is looking forward to selling his artwork through ArtLifting so that people who purchase his artwork can make it their own by incorporating the pieces into their own life stories. Reflecting on his past, Juan shares, “I like including mistakes because it is a reminder that life can’t always be perfect. It teaches you to look beyond the top layer and discover true merit underneath the layers and mistakes.” Juan creates his artworks at Hospitality House, a shelter, drop-in center, employment program, and community arts studio located in San Francisco’s Tenderloin District.
featured artwork: Top: juan bonilla Narrow is the Way
Mixed Media on Canvas
Bottom, Left to Right: Juan bonilla Untitled 6 Print
20 x 16 “
Juan Bonilla Green
Mixed Media on Canvas
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JUAN BONILLA featured artwork: Top: juan bonilla Untitled 3 Print
20 x 16 “
Left, Down: Juan bonilla Maybe in Another Life
Mixed Media on Canvas
juan bonilla Untitled 6 Print
20 x 16 “
Right: Juan Bonilla Pyramid
Mixed Media on Canvas
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MIA BROWN In her own words, Mia Brown is “an artist who happens to have a disability”; she creates paintings and textile works with a headwand -- a paintbrush or stylus attached to a helmet -- which enables her to control both shape and pressure as she applies paint to canvas through the movement of her head. Though Mia’s cerebral palsy impacts the use of her hands, over time she has developed a system that benefits her desire and dedication to create. Mia’s abstract paintings capture dynamic color combinations and varying textures, each alluding to the experimentation Mia allows in her process. Her paintings are informed by her interests, her life experiences, and the natural world, allowing us to access her emotions and spirit through artistic expression. Mia has shown at the DeYoung Museum, Marin Museum of Contemporary Art, Studio 333, Marin Society of Artists Gallery, NIAD Art Center, and more. She is an active member of Marin Open Studios, Marin MOCA, and Marin Society of Artists.
featured artwork: Left, Down: Mia brown Solace
Acrylic on Canvas 40 x 30 “
mia brown Dragonflies
Acrylic on Paper 15 x 11 “
Right, Down: mia brown Purple Rain
Acrylic on Canvas 10 x 16 “ $800
mia brown Tropical Storm
Acrylic on Canvas 40 x 30 “
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MIA BROWN featured artwork: Left, Down: Mia brown Strawberry Shortcake Acrylic on Canvas 9x9“
mia brown Linda
Acrylic on Canvas 40 x 30 “
mia brown Christmas Wrap
Acrylic on Canvas 30 x 24 “
Right, Down: mia brown Dark Sky
Graphite on Paper 20 x 16 “
mia brown A Busy Day
Acrylic on Canvas 40 x 30 “
mia brown Grandmother
Acrylic on Paper 11 x 15 “
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TIM STROUSS A native of San Jose, Tim Strouss began painting eight years ago. Following complications from a surgery in 2008, Tim was left with partial paralysis on his left side. He now has use of one arm and walks with a heavy limp when not using his wheelchair. When discussing painting as a form of self-expression, Tim says, “it’s cathartic, challenging and engaging. What I’ve noticed for me is that over the years painting has served to illustrate things about myself or my life in an honest and accurate way and in a way that nothing else does. With that, when someone comes to me and says, in essence, ‘I want to decorate my life and personal space with something of your thoughts, emotions, life, personal story, etc. and I’ll pay you for it,’ that motivates, vindicates, and validates me. Overall, selling my art makes me feel honored and appreciated. It also allows me to make more art.” When Tim is not painting, he works as an estimator for a family construction company.
featured artwork: Left, Down: Tim Strouss
Untitled Red Burst Acrylic on Canvas 11 x 14 “
Tim strouss
A Pleasant Duo II Acrylic on Canvas 12 x 16 “
Tim Strouss
Untitled Blue Lines, Framed Acrylic on Canvas 16 x 20 “
Right, Down: Tim Strouss
A Balanced Patriotism Acrylic on Canvas 18 x 14 “
Tim Strouss
Untitled Yellow Square Acrylic on Canvas 24 x 30 “
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TIM STROUSS featured artwork: Left, Down: Tim Strouss Untitled Paint Acrylic on Paper 24 x 18 “
Tim Strouss
Untitled White Creases Acrylic on Canvas 16 x 20 “
Right, Down: Tim Strouss Untitled Blue Acrylic on Paper 18 x 24 “
Tim strouss
A Pleasant Duo II Acrylic on Canvas 12 x 16 “
Tim Strouss
Consistently Inconsistent II Mixed Media on Paper 18 x 24 “
Tim Strouss Contrast 2 Acrylic on Paper 18 x 24 “
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JO JACKSON Jo Jackson exudes a vibrancy and passion for art and the endless opportunities art-making can provide. She is a mixed media artist, using many layers and colors to express themes about issues she cares about and to feel more whole. Creating artwork gives Jo a sense of belonging to something larger than herself. Jo is currently experiencing homelessness and creates her artworks at Hospitality House, a shelter, drop-in center, employment program, and community arts studio located in San Francisco’s Tenderloin District. Jo enthusiastically describes the art program at Hospitality House as her “sanctuary.” “Art for me is like water, like a river,” she says. “And water is very life giving and healing. Homelessness isn’t who I am. It happens to be something I’m going through right now.”
featured artwork: Top: jo jackson Winter Solstice
Mixed Media Collage, framed 9 x 12 “
Bottom: jo jackson One Day She Chose Life
Mixed Media Collage, framed 12 x 9 “
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AJ REDMOND AJ Redmond is a prolific artist who enjoys creating scenes that pay homage to his hometown of the past decade, Santa Cruz, CA. In 2011, AJ joined The Claraty Arts Project, a Santa Cruz based organization dedicated to the empowerment and education of people with developmental and intellectual disabilities, which has been a support in jumpstarting his artistic career. Since working with The Claraty Arts Project, AJ’s work has been featured at multiple exhibitions in the Bay Area, Southern California and most recently at the Art + Autism show in Dallas, Texas. AJ exhibits natural talent in any medium he utilizes, his favorite being pen and ink which best demonstrates his meticulous eye for detail: “I try to capture details and textures to express the beauty in real life.”
featured artwork: Top: West Cliff Bike Race Micron, framed
8 1/4 x 16 3/4 “
Middle, Left to Right: Oakland Coliseum Micron, framed 9x9“
A Man Strolling in Italy on a Rainy Night
Graphite, framed 12 x 9 “
Clocktower
Pen and Ink on Paper, framed 7 x 4 5/8 “
Bottom, Left to Right: Big Sur Bike Race
Micron Pens on Paper 6 x 7 1/2 “
The Washington D.C. Transit Graphite
12 1/3 x 16 3/4 “
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JULIA DICKINSON Julia Dickinson was born in Torrance, CA in 1986. She uses art as a way to express herself and connect with others. Julia has been making art since she began at Claraty Arts Project in 2011 and enjoys printmaking and painting with oils because she can take time with the materials. Her work is rich in metaphor that represents her emotions. She says, “I get to express my feelings. It’s my way of sharing what’s on the inside.” Julia gains inspiration for her metaphorical pieces from novels, anime, and movies that relate to her life experiences.
featured artwork: Left, Down: julia dickinson Beach Cruiser 1 Linoleum Print 8 x 10 “
julia dickinson Beach Cruiser 3 Linoleum Print 8 x 10 “
Right: julia dickinson Mermaid and Koi (Black) Linoleum Print 12 x 9 “
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JULIA DICKINSON featured artwork: Left, Down: julia dickinson Peacock Feather Linoleum Print 12 x 6 “
julia dickinson Mermaid and Koi (Tri Color 4) Linoleum Print 12 x 8 “
Right, Down: julia dickinson Otter at the Boardwalk Linoleum Print 11 1/2 x 9 “
julia dickinson Koi Fish
Linoleum Print 12 x 9 “
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MIKE GOSBEE Mike Gosbee describes his artistic style as being inspired by the Dada art movement. He has a passion for finding the beauty in randomness and chance configurations within the darkness that can often go unnoticed. Mike’s collages incorporate recycled materials arranged into multiple layers, often reflecting political, satirical, and other commentary. “‘Art’ is one of those terms that has both significance and no meaning at all. I make what I make because I’m almost compelled to do so. I have a tendency to border-cross. If it works - cool. I feel as if a failure and yet I don’t feel like quitting because I like the things I make. Creativity can go any way. The USA creates weapons of mass destruction. I like making objects that are interesting.” Mike creates his artworks at Hospitality House, a shelter, drop-in center, employment program and community arts studio located in San Francisco’s Tenderloin District, which he describes as “my emotional and creative support. I would be very self-destructive without this.”
featured artwork: Left, Down: mike gosbee Collage 1020 MG AL Collage, framed 12 x 9 “
mike gosbee Collage 1018 MG AL Collage, framed 12 x 9 “
Right: mike gosbee Collage 1019 MG AL Collage, framed 12 x 9 “
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MIKE GOSBEE featured artwork: Left, Down: Collage 1023 MG AL Collage 12 x 9 “
Collage 1022 MG AL Collage 12 x 9 “
Collage 1026 MG AL Collage 12 x 9 “
Collage 1027 MG AL Collage 12 x 9 “
Right, Down: Collage 1021 MG AL Collage 12 x 9 “
Collage 1024 MG AL Collage 12 x 9 “
Collage 1025 MG AL Collage 12 x 9 “
Collage 1028 MG AL Collage 12 x 9 “
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MICHAEL ROGAN Michael Rogan grew up in rural Oregon and joined the U.S. Marine Corp following high school, after which he was promptly assigned to tour in Vietnam. After an honorable discharge, Michael developed chronic PTSD symptoms and began to receive support from the Vietnam Veterans program at the VA in Menlo Park, CA, where he first took up creating watercolors, having had no prior training. He has since taken a variety of art classes including figure drawing and other creative watercolor painting classes. Michael creates art every day as an important aspect of his personal and artistic growth along with a supportive community around him: “I am very happy to be on that road of discovery and a path of recovery. There are many disabled veterans, men and women across the country, using the creative arts for their recovery.” Michael was recently awarded 1st place in the Veterans National Creative Arts Festival and was invited to Washington D.C. to receive the award, where his work hung in the Senate Rotunda for a week.
featured artwork: Top, Right to Left: michael rogan Vasona Autumn
Watercolor on Paper, framed 22 x 15 “
michael rogan Rocks and Water
Watercolor on Paper 22 x 15 “
michael rogan Vasona Autumn
Watercolor on Paper, framed 22 x 15 “
Bottom: michael rogan Lakeside
Watercolor on Paper 15 x 22 “
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MICHAEL ROGAN featured artwork: Down: michael rogan Crescent Beach
Watercolor on Paper 12 x 19 “
michael rogan Red Rock Redoubt
Watercolor on Paper 12 x 19 “
michael rogan First Blossoms
Watercolor on Paper 15 x 22 “
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KHALID R ASOOL Khalid Rasool was born in Pakistan and he moved to the U.S. when he was 27, where he finished an advanced medical technology program at San Francisco State University and worked for about seven years until his life took an unexpected turn that left him unable to maintain his job or find another for many years. Khalid then became homeless for several years, living in San Francisco’s Tenderloin District. For the following 20 years, Khalid experienced severe symptoms related to mental illness and stopped painting. He credits his re-entry into art to a homehealth aid who came to support him upon regaining state-sponsored housing. “It was the first time in a long time after feeling terrible about myself that I felt good about something again. People were admiring my work.” Khalid is looking forward to having his art represented for the first time and to be able to share his creations with a larger audience. Khalid hopes to spread the message “to be humble and treat everyone you meet with respect. You never know what someone else might be going through.”
featured artwork: Left, Down: Khalid Rasool Market Street San Francisco Oil on Canvas 22 x 28 “
Khalid Rasool Candlestick Point Park San Francisco
Oil on Canvas 22 x 28 “
Right: Khalid Rasool Coit Tower
Oil on Canvas 20 x 16 “
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KHALID R ASOOL featured artwork: Left, Down: Khalid Rasool Dillard the Accordian Player Oil on Canvas 28 x 22 “
Khalid Rasool Montana Beach Oil on Canvas 16 x 20 “
Right, Down: Khalid Rasool Road to Yosemite Oil on Canvas 16 x 20 “
Khalid Rasool Chinatown San Francisco Oil on Canvas 18 x 24 “
Khalid Rasool Radishes
Oil on Canvas 12 x 16 “
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SHANNON Shannon’s major artistic inspirations come from cinema, outsider art, Antonin Artaud’s drawings, and art history. He is particularly interested in art’s historical progress and its ability to influence and educate cultures through science and aesthetics. Shannon shares, “I present a series of drawings which beguile and invite the viewer’s gaze to linger on, allowing veiled images and text to slowly emerge out of the arrangement of lines.” Shannon creates his abstract works at Hospitality House, a shelter, drop-in center, employment program and community arts studio located in San Francisco’s Tenderloin District. An original piece by the artist, 4 Horses, was recently acquired by Microsoft for its new Reactor building on Folsom Street in San Francisco.
featured artwork: Top Row: Shannon Untitled 1
Shannon Untitled 2
Bottom Row: Shannon Untitled 3
Shannon Untitled 4
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JACK STR ADA Originally from Hawaii, Jack Strada creates intricate mixed media paintings inspired by the pantheon of natural forces that give form to the Hawaiian Islands. Rather than following traditional techniques of landscape painting, Jack simulates the process of nature itself. Mixtures of twenty different mediums are used to translate the elements of lava, wind, rain, vegetation, and the ocean into usable materials. His working process is a push and pull between spontaneity and intention that he calls “chaos smoothed over.” Jack’s paintings look and feel alive, seemingly changing before your eyes as you view them. Jack now lives in San Francisco where he continues to create work inspired by his birth home, but now with added inspiration and found materials from the city.
featured artwork: Left, Down: Jack Strada Natural Shift
Mixed Media 21 x 28 “
Jack Strada Dual Nature
Mixed Media 20 x 28 “
Right, Down: Jack Strada Elemental Fix Mixed Media 28 x 28 “
Jack Strada Necessary Repairs Mixed Media 18 x 25 “
Jack Strada Transgenerational Survival Mixed Media 24 x 38 “
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JULIA POZSGAI Julia Pozsgai uses art as a way to share without using words. She enjoys doing detail work, using her hands, and experimenting with color combinations. Julia crafts her amazing paintings, stitching, and jewelry attending to minute detail. Birds, the night sky, stars, planets, nature, and science inspire Julia. Acrylics, metallic and tempera paints are her medium of choice. Julia lives with autism and finds it challenging at times to communicate in words, so the expression available in creating art is important to her. Julia has worked with the organization Alchemia to build her art skills and Casa Allegra Community Services which has helped her establish a personal art business. She is truly an example of an artist who has turned her challenges into a successful businesses to further her artistic education and overcome the stigma of disability. She is thrilled to be an artist with ArtLifting and describes: “Every moment of life is light and dark of the miracle dream. Wishes and dreams can come true.”
featured artwork: Left, Down: julia pozsgai Harvest Autumn Owl Acrylic on Canvas 30 x 30 “
julia pozsgai Harvest Autumn Owl Acrylic on Canvas 30 x 30 “
Right: julia pozsgai Snowy Penguins
Acrylic on canvas 28 x 30 “
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JULIA POZSGAI featured artwork: Left, Down: julia pozsgai Starry Snowy Owl Acrylic on canvas 30 x 24 “
julia pozsgai Owlet Leaf
Acrylic on canvas 24 x 18 “
Right, Down: julia pozsgai Woodpecker Reflection Acrylic on canvas 24 x 30 “
julia pozsgai Paradise Tree
Acrylic on paper 16 x 12 “
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CLYDE R. HORN Clyde R. Horn is a decorated U.S. Army veteran and former psychotherapist who has used his art as a form of healing and therapy. Drafted in 1967, Clyde served and was wounded in the Vietnam War and has received numerous medals of honor for his service including: the Purple Heart, the Combat Infantry Badge, the Army Commendation Medal and three Vietnam service, unit and campaign medals. Clyde describes that his experience in war changed his life, biology, relationships and life perspective. As a result of his service, Clyde experiences PTSD and ischemic heart disease linked to exposure to the toxin Agent Orange in Vietnam. He has worked hard to receive proper medical care after three heart attacks, one stroke, and five stents in his heart. After a successful career as a psychotherapist, Clyde sought support at the VA in Menlo Park: “Part of the treatment I received included art therapy services...I began to see beauty instead of pain. I began to self-soothe the agony that is imprinted on my brain. I found hope. You will see my photography is based in nature but I include all subjects. Life is a paradox. It is easy and hard. My art shows both sides. Life was never meant to be static or perfect. Good times/bad times, struggles, success. The way life is…” featured artwork:
clyde r. horn Wild Blue
Photography, framed 16 x 24 “
clyde r. horn Red Rock Desert
Photography, framed 16 x 24 “
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CHARLES BLACKWELL Charles Blackwell was born and raised in the Bay Area and currently lives in Oakland. As a young man, Charles fell headfirst down a steep slope while hiking near Santa Cruz, eventually developing macular edema as a result and losing the majority of his eyesight, keeping only some peripheral vision. Still, Charles did not lose his passion for painting. Charles champions the phrase “take your challenges and make them an asset,” as he found that the loss of his vision opened him up to an entirely new style and freedom in creating art that he may never have known otherwise. Charles’ experience also helped him fine-tune his distinctive method of artmaking: to account for his impaired vision, the artist leans in close to his work, his face hovering just two or three inches away from the page. Occasionally, he asks those around him for help in selecting the right shade. His Fauvist-tinged canvases are often inspired by jazz, peppered with wailing saxophones or thrumming upright basses. In addition to creating artwork, Charles is also the author of three books: Redemption Beyond Blindness; The Fiery Responses to Love’s Calling; and Is, the Color of Mississippi Mud. In 2010, PBS created a documentary about Charles’ story, titled A Different Color Blue. It is Charles’ hope to be able to increase his income, obtain stable housing, and continue to inspire as many people as he can by sharing his art. featured artwork: Left, Down: charles blackwell One Standing, One Sitting #2
Alcohol Ink and Acrylic on Paper 24 x 19 “
charles blackwell Kulu Se Mama’s Nephew
Alcohol Ink and Acrylic on Paper 24 x 19 “
Right, Down: charles blackwell Working Hard & Lonely
Alcohol Ink and Acrylic on Paper 24 x 19 “
charles blackwell Kulu Se Mama’s Nephew
Alcohol Ink and Acrylic on Paper 24 x 19 “
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