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Personal Time With A War Hero

admin — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 08:58:00 +0000

This pencil drawing was done with the photos of Cpl. Shane Keating at hand. I wanted to explore his face and get to know his structure before starting the portrait painting.
Drawing out these heroes before I start painting them gives me personal time to get to know them.
I can imagine their strength, their love of Canada, and their dedication to their cause.
It’s important to me to attempt to capture not only their physical self, but their spiritual self as well.
- Shairl

The brushes are wagging….

admin — Mon, 11 May 2009 16:19:00 +0000

Shairl and Susan have been drawing two young corporals, while Cindy has been working on a commemorative painting for the exhibition.

Although the subject of our paintings is sad because we have lost these heroes to the Afghanistan war, there is some happiness for us because they will ‘live’ in their paintings for many, many years into the future. We feel so grateful for the opportunity to help them do that.

This week we are contacting some more families of fallen soldiers so we can start on some new paintings for the exhibition.

Working on the Project

admin — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 17:21:00 +0000

While in Saskatchewan, we (Shairl and Susan) spoke with the families of two young corporals.

The experience was humbling to say the least. These men believed strongly in what they were doing and made the ultimate sacrifice.

While their pain was clearly evident, the families were open and sharing. They welcomed us graciously and we walked away with a closeness, knowing we had gained new friends.

We are now working on setting up interviews with other soldiers’ families in Alberta. We are beginning drawing and painting the soldiers from Saskatchewan, and Cindy will start on an Alberta soldier very soon.

We began this project wanting to do something for the fallen soldiers and their families. We had no way of knowing how hugely important it would become, and how deeply we would be touched by the exceptional men and women who served our country honorably and selflessly.