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Last week my daughter Ginny and her children Picco and Chiara Gabellieri flew down for Picco to take a tour of the Ringling College of Art and Design in Sarasota, Florida. Picco is researching colleges and universities to apply to. This college teaches animation, which Picco is interested in. I went with them last Thursday, and we had a wonderful time together. I really enjoyed having the opportunity to tour the college, too, and seeing what's available to students today. I would like to have a chance to visit some more colleges and universities and see what's out there. Our tour was given by a very nice girl from Turkey, and she expressed so much enthusiasm, love, and dedication for the college. It sounds like a great school and reminded me of the ethics of The Cooper Union and how good that school was for me. I think the Ringling College would be good for Picco, and I'd be happy for him to go there.
Picco and I, touring the Ringling College of Art and Design in Sarasota, Fl.
I so admired the architecture and design of this building in Sarasota. It's huge, but instead of overshadowing the city, the blue glass reflects the sky and the other buildings. It's a beautiful thing to have put in that spot.
Chiara, Picco, and I are standing in front of a statue in Sarasota that is based on a very famous photograph taken by Alfred Eisenstaedt. The photo, known as V-J Day in Times Square, portrays an American sailor kissing a young woman in a white dress on V-J Day in Times Square on August 14, 1945. The photo was originally published a week later in Life magazine among many other photographs of celebrations around the country that were presented in a twelve-page section called Victory. It is one of the most famous photos from World War II, and I wanted the children to see the statue. I first saw it a year ago when I visited Sarasota to give a talk to a Rotary club.In the meantime, my other grandson Sean Donnelly won the 112-pound division of the Highlander Invitational Wrestling Tournament last weekend. Congratulations, Sean!
Sean is in the plaid shorts on the tallest platform of the podium, receiving his medal.I'm so very proud of all my children and grandchildren, and I am blessed to have them.
I'm really enjoying the sunshine and my studio and the hours I'm spending in it here in St. Petersburg. I'm also very grateful for the ability to walk for that hour and a half every morning with my friends.
On Monday, Finn Gallery owner Tim Finn and I drove an hour and a half to Brooksville, Florida, to visit Casey's Place Animal Sanctuary, Inc. Casey's Place is an all-volunteer, nonprofit organization that is dedicated to providing compassionate care to abused, injured, or sick animals, while working to find them loving homes. While they take in all kinds of animals-they were called while we were there about a dog with a bad mange infection-they do a lot of horse rescues. It was so sad to hear the stories of the beautiful horses that either had been abandoned by their owners and left to starve or were suffering from other forms of abuse or neglect. Casey's Place does a remarkable job of rehabilitating the horses and nursing them back to health. It was very heart-warming to learn that so many of them had been adopted by loving families.
L. to R.: Rick Chaboudy, Executive Director of the Suncoast Animal League; me; Debra McPherson, Executive Director of Casey's Place Animal Sanctuary, Inc.; and one of the beautiful horses being cared for at the Sanctuary.Tim and I will release a print to benefit Casey's Place and other horse rescue organizations during Finn Gallery's show March 12-14. I'll show you a picture of the painting in a future newsletter.
In support of our other furry friends, I recently painted a wooden rabbit for the Gloucester-Mathews (Virginia) Humane Society. The local Humane Society is conducting a silent auction to raise funds, and the winner will be determined on January 30. If you would like to bid on my bunny, please e-mail my assistant Tricia Miles at triciamiles@pbuckleymoss.com with your bid. Please include your name, regular mailing address, and daytime phone number. Tricia will need to receive your bid no later than 5:00 p.m. (ET) on January 28.
The bunny I painted for the Gloucester-Mathews Humane Society's silent auction measures 13-1/4 x 16-1/4 inches. Please contact my assistant Tricia Miles at triciamiles@pbuckleymoss.com or 1-800-430-1320 by 5:00 p.m. (ET) on January 28 if you would like to place a bid. Winner to be determined on January 30.I haven't forgotten about the tragedy in Haiti, and I've been working on a painting to benefit the earthquake victims. There is so much money being donated at this present time to help with the immediate crisis that I would like to do something to help rebuild Haiti's future. A portion of the proceeds from this print edition will go into a fund managed by the P. Buckley Moss Foundation for Children's Education until we can research and find a suitable organization that will use the funds to benefit the education and welfare of Haiti's children.
This is a work-in-progress to benefit the education and welfare of Haiti's children.Let's continue to pray for those less fortunate than us and also for our soldiers who not only protect us but also provide relief and security to those in need.
Love,
Pat
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