I USED TO BE AN ARTIST BEFORE DISEASE TOOK IT AWAY

I used to be an artist. Multiple sclerosis took it away over twenty years ago. During a remission in early 1990s, I was able to briefly draw once again. I went into a frenzy of pencil sketches, drawing faces of people for my last limited print series. I called the series MADE IN THE IMAGE. The images were not meant to be anybody in particular but merely a celebration of humanity. And then the MS returned to take away my ability for a final time. I have not been able to draw since.

Below are five of the six sketches in image series. There are still a few prints of each available for sale ($40 + S&H). A Christmas gift for someone's wall. Email orders to HumanLifeMatters@shaw.ca 

The first sketch below (left): The face of a young girl after losing a soft-ball game. I called it "We lost, but they cheated". Below (right) was a hot little boy in the neighborhood playing on a sweltering July day. I called him "Kool-Aid Kid".  















Family is a common thread of humanity everywhere. I sketched a rural Chinese grandfather's joy  to see his granddaughter dance.(Below left)





Living in western Canada, I had to add a sketch of a young rancher.