Recovering from a loss through "The Healing Power of Art"
Here is what keeps me painting every day:
My best friend and wife of 25 yrs passed away from complications caused
by Parkinson's Disease, an incurable illness. The trauma during the
illness and sense of loss after she passed was almost unbearable. Caring
for her became my purpose for living. When she was gone I floundered
and wandered almost aimlessly for two years. I sold, or gave away most
of my possessions, and carelessly wasted my savings.
Accepting
an invitation from a dear and helpful friend, I settled in to the
pristine mountains of Southwest New Mexico where I started teaching art
to kids and painting the awesome scenery that surrounded me.
After
two years of semi-solitude (no TV, no cell phone reception, 70 miles to
the nearest town) and nearly a hundred paintings and sketches later, I
can finally say that I am healed. It was the soothing properties of
aesthetics that kept me going, and now I am ready to share that quality
with whoever would like to repair or enhance their life.
My
paintings here represent the best of my best inspirations. The
mountains, prairies, sunsets, sunrises; the many moods of the forest and
the dressings of the seasons have brought me to the point of a need to
communicate an exquisite feeling of exhilaration, and that is the art as
well as the purpose of the art…..to share those emotions…that feathery
touch of spirituality and exhilaration.
If
you would like to learn more about me or my paintings, to purchase a
painting, or to discuss gallery consignment, send me an e-mail….. fineartjp@aol.com
Meanwhile, scroll down to see my latest works.
