Dear Friends,
Gerald, having been home schooled all his life, started high school at the end of August, Robert, who had a wonderful 6 months in Cambodia, came home just in time for his birthday. Misha came to visit twice (!) and Gabriel, who is well now, had pneumonia at the end of September.
In the meantime I did have my work in the New Braunfels Art League gallery (for the first time) and I participated in the Art Across the Americas exhibit in Austin. This exhibit benefits teenage mothers in Peru. The beautiful hummingbird painting is by Alberto Vasquez from Peru who won the juror's award this year! I am putting the finishing touches to bringing the exhibit to the Martial Arts Center in Converse on Nov 7th. (In Austin $1130.- was raised!) If you want to participate in the slapdown and/or local art show during the reception, let me know. (verabenck39@hotmail.com)
Just before my birthday I got a call from a 3rd cousin who has been studying my father's family for 15 years. He is writing a book and I am learning a lot from him and supplying him with family pictures and the information I have. It is a dream come true and very exciting to me!I am going to the Rock Art Foundations Rendez-Vous in West Texas this weekend to see some of my cherished prehistoric rock art in real life.
Four of my recent rockart pieces will be in the Oct 21st reception for Spirits and Demons in the Civic Center in Schertz. There will be entertainment by square dancers that draw a crowd!
My life-long friend, Sandra, wanted to know about the baby portraits. Two sketches from Jayden Washington as baby and a picture of him at 1 year old.
