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Painted on a 16 x 20 inch flat canvas panel by an artist at Lawrenceville Correctional Center in Virginia. This piece is part of FROM WITHIN, a pop-up art show and fundraiser benefiting ArtVan, a Maine-based nonprofit that delivers mobile art therapy to underserved communities.
ABOUT THIS PAINTING
Love and peace are not easy. It takes work and sometimes an out of the box way to reach them. But when you do see a way, it's clear and bright as the sun.
ABOUT THE ARTIST
I am a U.S. Army veteran that found the joy of art during my 16 years of being in prison. It has helped me through years of dealing with PTSD and survivor's guilt. Through my art I have been able to find beauty even in the darkest of places. I have been able to escape the thoughts of failure and depression that I battle with every day. I feel that if my art can do that for myself then I can only hope that it can help others. It is the reason I helped form "From Within" to hopefully show others that even in the darkest of places there is always light. As a veteran it is important to me to give back to communities. It is the reason I joined the U.S. Army.
Painted on a 16 x 20 inch flat canvas panel by an artist at Lawrenceville Correctional Center in Virginia. This piece is part of FROM WITHIN, a pop-up art show and fundraiser benefiting ArtVan, a Maine-based nonprofit that delivers mobile art therapy to underserved communities.
ABOUT THIS PAINTING
Love and peace are not easy. It takes work and sometimes an out of the box way to reach them. But when you do see a way, it's clear and bright as the sun.
ABOUT THE ARTIST
I am a U.S. Army veteran that found the joy of art during my 16 years of being in prison. It has helped me through years of dealing with PTSD and survivor's guilt. Through my art I have been able to find beauty even in the darkest of places. I have been able to escape the thoughts of failure and depression that I battle with every day. I feel that if my art can do that for myself then I can only hope that it can help others. It is the reason I helped form "From Within" to hopefully show others that even in the darkest of places there is always light. As a veteran it is important to me to give back to communities. It is the reason I joined the U.S. Army.