New Painting and Best wishes

 

Helen Tilston painting en plein air at Indian Rocks Beach.

I wish to take this opportunity to wish each of you a very Happy Christmas and every good wish in 2021.

Every year, I donate three paintings to a charity.   One of the  charities that I have donated to over the years has been to Clearwater Free Clinic in Clearwater, Florida.  They provide health care to the uninsured.   Doctors and health care workers volunteer and they have very few payroll staff.  

I was first asked to donate (which is an honour and one's work must be juried in) about fifteen years ago. The featured artist that year was Sophie Matisse the great grand-daughter of Henri Matisse.  (Pictured below)

Mary Rose Holmes, Helen Tilston and Sophie Matisse



Fast forward to five years later and we were asked to be the featured artists (my art partners Mary Rose Holmes and Violetta).

My painting for this year is "A Mother's Love" painted, in Ireland, during lockdown.





The Martini + Matisse Gala will take place in January 2021 and I look forward to hearing who the owner of  "A Mother's Love" shall be.


Sending fondest wishes for a Happy and Healthy 2021.  Keep blogging


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