Charity Auction

My painting for the Turn The Corner Foundation

This is what I was doing this past weekend.  I was making a painting for the Turn the Corner Foundation ( a Lyme charity) to be auctioned off.

I guess some people know now that I do a lot of painting. It was very therapeutic during my recovery, although it was hard to find any inspiration during those years.

There is a lot of symbolism in this painting. I was thinking about doing a big devil’s head (since we’re talking about Lyme), but I figured it wouldn’t get a bid.

What This Painting Means

The tree represents The Tree of Life (Celtic).  It’s a spiritual reference as I believe having faith that you can recover is very important. It’s important to believe first and then start treatment.  It also represents the stages of life, and for me, and for many people who do recover from a long battle with Lyme disease or any other autoimmune disease, it’s pretty life changing (in a good way).  The disease teaches you to deal with stress better and the poison that you had in your life before is removed…only people who remove poison (whether it be people, emotions and/or different stressors) can recover. So it is a stage of life that is a lesson in itself.

The tree is seen during the different seasons. I did this because I was making a comment on how long it takes to have a good successful recovery.  Most people who have chronic Lyme, will see the different seasons while they are ill.  It’s also making the point to health care professionals about the time that it takes. It’s important for these people not to give up on their patients. It’s important that once they take someone on, that they have a responsibility to see that person through.

The tree is sitting on a globe, which represents how many people are affected by this disease and the spread of it worldwide.

Lastly, the girl at the bottom sitting near the tree is me. I guess it could be anyone. The reason why I chose gray is that it’s a color that fades, making it more of a background image (past tense).  I’m done with the illness, but I can never forget what happened.  The impression will be lasting forever.

Get Your Bid On

http://www.turnthecorner.org/content/gala-spotlight

The gala to raise money for the research of Lyme Disease.  There is a silent auction. You or your friends can bid on the painting during the silent auction or you can contact them to buy the painting. I’m sure if you wanted to stick a check in their hand, they would take it.  

It’s a 2 feet by 3 feet painting (not small). I should also say the picture does not really do it justice. Anytime you are dealing with metallic paint, it’s very hard to see it in a photo. The snowflakes, for example, are silvery and really pretty!
If you like this, please re post this link! Let’s get some good bids!