Tomorrow I will be heading to the Edmonton Garrison to say goodbye to a group of soldiers being deployed to Afghanistan. This time it hits home more than ever with me. One of the soldiers has a child with, and is engaged to my cousin. This project has always been very personal to me, but [...]
Monthly Archives: October 2009
Cpl Shane Keating
October 2, 2009 – 7:19 am
Painting this portrait of Corporal Shane Keating was, for me a humble but extremely rewarding experience. I must thank his mother, Judy Budd, for making it possible for me to get to know Shane; for sharing her photos, the letters, the stories of this exceptional young man and Shane’s writings in his own hand. Not [...]