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“Something Alive and Ancient, something neither kind nor unkind, exulting only in continuance, knits together the green world of farms and meadows, forests and parks.”

-Michael Cunningham

Plain Desire - Art for Life

Here is the painting I donated for "Art for Life" auction Sept 11th at Abend Gallery, Denver to benefit a local non-profit, Project Angel Heart http://www.projectangelheart.org/. Get tickets and enjoy an evening of cocktails and food as well as some lively silent bidding on 125 to 150 pieces of art.

"The organization was founded in 1991 by a small but dedicated group of individuals who were determined to ensure that those living with HIV/AIDS and other life-threatening illnesses were receiving proper nutrition. Initially we served 12 clients from a single pan of lasagna that had been donated by a local restaurateur. Since that time it has grown into an organization which harnesses the dedication and energy of more than 40,000 volunteer hours annually to freshly prepare, package and home deliver over 400,000 meals to approximately 1,700 clients each year. In fact, Mayor Hickenlooper dished up the 3 millionth meal on August the 15th.

The most common diseases served by Project Angel Heart are cancer, end stage renal disease, HIV/AIDS, chronic obstructi ve pulmonary diseases and congestive heart failure. Over half of our clients are women and nearly half are over the age of sixty. Throughout the past eighteen years of unprecedented growth, our focus has always remained the same: providing life-sustaining nutrition to men, women, and children coping with life-threatening illnesses, free of charge. Each year Project Angel Heart has a series of high profile fund raisers and the one which I champion/provide leadership and financial support of is "Art For Life". This year on September 11th we will host approximately 800 art aficionados at Abend Gallery http://www.abendgallery.com/ for an evening of cocktails and food as well as some lively silent bidding on about 150 pieces of art." M. O'Donnell