About the Artwork...

Man with Blue Eyes, 2000, pastel on paper, 30 x 22 inches

I met this homeless man on the streets on San Francisco and painted his portrait in a series of works titled "The Man with Blue Eyes". He did not remember his own name. My involvement with the homeless continued for four long years. The exhibition "Home on the Streets" opened at the Museo Itao-Americano in San Francisco with a catalogue illustrating all the paintings and drawings selected by the curator. The show was televised on ABC TV and "Home on the Streets" traveled to Los Angeles and Florence, Italy. As the result of this, I became known as "the painter of the homeless". Throughout the years, I often wondered what became of the man with the piercing blue eyes. This story has a happy ending. Recently, the subject of this work was recognized by a person working with the homeless in Los Angeles. She told us that John had been rehabilitated and was no longer living on the streets.

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