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Elizabeth DeSherbinin |
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No One to Garden Oil on Canvas |
Artist Statement: This is a painting of my father’s unplanted garden. Before everything shut down, my father, who has been an avid gardener all his life, fell and broke his pelvis. He is in his mid 90’s. The day he was moved to rehab they quit allowing visitors. This caused much distress for the whole family. I was not sure my father’s mental health could have taken much more and I know other families have had similar experiences. So, at the prime time to start his garden he was in rehab. Painting this empty garden in the first spring of the pandemic was my way of dealing with the grief. He was home 2 months later, but he will never garden on earth again. Bio: I have always been interested in art but didn’t start painting until 1995 while living in Clayton, NC where I begin taking art classes. |
