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Rick Drobner
I broke away from my normally hard-edged technique. This painting is much more free than my usual self-imposed color-in-between-the-lines style. COVID-19 has forced the public to commit to some uncomfortable new realities. We must distance ourselves from each other so as to inhibit the spread of this deadly disease. This painting is a gentle reminder that an easy feat like distancing can save lives. Wear a mask.
Well, okay. It’s all about me after all; July 18 I became 80 years old. The whole world is shut down. Thousands of people are succumbing to the COVID-19 virus every day. This artist’s birthday made not so much as a ripple in the greater scheme of things. My loving wife and I went out to dinner and no waiters showed up with a dessert with a candle and birthday song. Poor me; so I threw a handful of confetti and said yippee. More importantly, when I laid my head on the pillow I thanked my higher power for another day on the planet. Gratitude and humility don’t always come easily.
