I met Dawn in college, and have a vivid memory of attending the opening exhibit of her senior art project – some really amazing paintings that took over the gallery (this was some 23 years ago, before we were even dating). She is an amazing, versatile artist. I’ve always been awed by her ability to understand and apply color, among other things.
In an attempt to balance our kids’ urges to practice corporate accounting, financial law and quantitative decision making for business, we make art as a family. For the second year in a row, we participated in the National Arts Program Exhibit at Johns Hopkins (December ’09).
Lily made this painting specifically for the event. She started off painting pictures of Coraline and arrived at the Solar System. It has shooting stars.
Cocoa entered her Oscilloscope, which usually hangs in my studio. I LOVE this painting.
Dawn entered Mi Corazón, a mixed media piece painted on a board from our house. It features skulls, a fiber-made heart and some skeleton keys – we all have a soft spot for skeleton keys, it seems.
My friend and colleague RJ entered a photo, too. It’s the one of himself, taken alone with an old, manual camera. We haven’t worked out how he did it.
To my astonishment, I took home a first place prize. Dr. Ed Miller, CEO of Johns Hopkins Medicine and Dean of the School of Medicine handed me an envelope.
Here’s me and the drawer…
Finally, a better photograph of the Mystery of the Loaves and Fishes, an impossible-to-photograph-well piece. Click the one below for larger.
Thanks to Fred Dubs for the last three pics here.
POWER TIE!
You are nice, Mi Corazon. This is a really wonderful view of the show and those loaves and fishes. You did a great piece, Thanks for the nice words. I love you.
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Seriously, you Dorans are an inspiration to me. Something about art soothes the soul, especially when it’s made by such talented peeps. Lily’s painting reminds me of “The Little Prince”, it’s great.
Thanks, Stash. You are too kind, sir.
Love the shot of you in front of your work!
@Zac – it’s the tie, I bet. Thanks, bud.
Family Art Night is totally awesome. Congratulations to everyone for their exhibition entries, especially you as prize-winning Papa!
Regarding the tie, I was duped… mistook it for a link (same cyan color) >CLICK< 404 Not Found. You prankster :-)
Yay Dorans!!
congrats on winning the first prize!
thanks for putting my pic up!
goofy pic with Dr Miller… lol
I love your family and their art. I think it’s the tree behind you, or maybe Dr. Miller’s enormous size, but you look Photoshopped into that handshake photo. Nice work, artist.
Chas, I agree. I think it WAS touched up – that photo was intended for the internal school/hospital paper. They photoshopped that goofy look on my face before misquoting me and making up facts.