A Red Tide In Winter
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.............."Oh Alee, look at that Niagra Falls, with the rainbow....American artists worshipped the land.....our very own natural wonders. Europe has temples palaces and classical ruins, but we have the greatest miracles of Mother Nature! Some of the Hudson River School artists claimed that God was present when the mountains, rivers and forests were born.......Alee crinkled her nose and asked, think he'll come around and help me?"
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When my 12 year old neice lived her last year in a hospital bed, she still traveled the world through art.She learned about family loyalty, universal truths and famous paintings. Forgetting that she was sick and probably dying, the artists showed her all that was beautiful and tragic, like herself. She came to realize that she was a part of nature's grand scheme, not some rotten and unholy person who got cancer. Before she was diagnosed with leukemia, Amber played like all the other kids in the summer-swimming and running up the boardwalk to her grandfather's Wharf Casino restaurant. But it was her discovery of the Cap'ts treasure map, in the attic studio, that turned her into a bloodhound-and she had to know everything.
Yes, her life was far too short, still she taught us to be strong, but kind, truthful and curious-loving more than yourself. I wrote this book as a memorial to her, and to give others a chance to appreciate the healing powers of art.
About the Author
As an art historian for nearly twenty years, it's safe to say that art has changed my life. It ranks right up there with the sudden deaths of my father, mother, young neice, brother and teenage nephew. Art has been a learning experience, speaking about the past, present and future-imitating life at every turn. It truly is a beautiful world we live in, with landscapes and portraits expressing this fact-even when family tragedies hit harder and harder. Looking at art is an awe-inspiring education, full of powerful images that bring knowledge and joy into our lives.
Writing this book hopefully, will help others have a greater respect and reverence for life and art.
Living in Boston with my husband and two pups, Spanky and Beansie, has been the greatest happiness in my life, along with my weaving and art history classes at Lasell College and Showa Boston. And visiting my sisters on Cape Cod (my best friends), continues to be the family bond that never breaks.