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If you have never been to Rome... GO! While my wife and I were walking the city several years ago we saw this lovely, though poor, woman begging on the Spanish Steps. I was struck by the contrast of a stylish, beautiful woman in a red dress as she descended past the begging woman. Sadly we often treat these people as "invisible." So I thought I would paint the scene with the woman in red as "invisible" and stress that the woman begging is NOT invisible!

Artist’s Profile - I am always fascinated by the immense diversity of artist backgrounds. There is so much that makes up ‘an artist.” Every part of their life experiences, their training, their gifts and talents, and so much more. Some artists are blessed to "emerge" when they are young, allowing them the luxury of decades of development and sharing of their gifts. Others are, sadly, constrained from life pressures and responsibilities, and never find the opportunity to develop and share. Then there are artists who, at a later stage of life, take the opportunity and the risks to launch their artistic gifts and see where they may go. I am such an artist. My fervor for art and the creative process started when I was a child...