Extraordinary People Painting

Sometimes someone will enter a room and before you've even met her or a word has been spoken... you know. Some people are just special. They're extraordinary. The people with big hearts that get stuff done effectively and efficiently, but without stepping on any toes. The people that usually win when they compete at anything, but that always win gracefully. They smile more. They laugh more. They love more. They are good to their friends, and they have lots of friends. You're lucky if she's in your life. As in this painting; extraordinary people don't take anything away from those around them, rather they help the people around them shine brighter. But she can't stop being special. And she can't stop being extraordinary. I began my "outsider artist" journey painting on the backs of obsolete Habitat for Humanity signs. When I had gone through all could find I turned to other hand lettered, ad hoc plywood signs like the kind one might find advertising yard sales or in concert venue parking lots. I flip them over and use the open wood panel to create art, including this piece. My entire series of 2 foot x 2 foot verso homemade sign artwork are all on clean plywood and weigh ~3.5 lbs so they all will need to be hung in a frame.