Avery Matteoni

Sgt Anthony Dennis Matteoni knew his wife was pregnant just prior to his deployment. Two days before his death he found out it was a girl. This is a picture I did for his wife and Avery for fathers day2011.

Pfc Shane Michael Reifert

So any feedback. This is a long and tedious process. I am learning a lot about each young man and how he lived and died.

From: Cottrellville, Michigan Age: 23 Unit: Company B, 1st Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division Died: November 6, 2010 Pfc Shane Michael Reifert

Fatal incident occurred in Kunar province, Afghanistan Died of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with small-arms fire in Kunar province, Afghanistan, on November 6, 201 Gone but not forgotten. So any feedback. This is a long and tedious process. I am learning a lot about each young man and how he lived and died.

ArtPrize artists with disabilities: Words fail her, but art doesn't | MLive.com

ArtPrize artists with disabilities: Words fail her, but art doesn't MLive.com Here is a cool article on me and the other Two Legacy trust winners. It is in the Grand Rapids Press on Monday 10/4/2010. Enjoy. Sorry I have been to tired to blog for the last couple of days. This art prize stuff is really wearing me out.

Another Year of Art Prize

Well here we are in 2010 and Art Prize is getting close again. This year I won the Legacy Trust Award so I am receiving help with all the hard parts. I already have a venue, Civic Theatre in Center City. Maybe this year people will see my art. Last Year was discouraging because I don't think many people even new some of use were out there.

This year I have decided to go with a native American theme. It is a series of paintings of young American Male's dancing. I call it Dance Into Manhood. The regalia at the Pow-Wow was wonderful which I found my inspiration in.

The picture above is the first of six. I will write about the others another day. The flow of the regalia was wild. Painting this picture was also a flowing experience. It took me about three non-stop days. I then fell asleep for a full day. It was exhausting but fulfilling.