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May au Manion
lives and works in Townsend, MT, USA
SEARCH THE ARTIST ONLINE www.mayaumanion.com
light of dusk Series: To create the images for the light of Dusk Series,
I regularly visited a progressive care home to sketch the elderly 80 to
107. The aged are in the home because family members no longer can
physically, financially or mentally care for them. Once they entered, the
doors to exit will likely mean the end of life. As I began to observe them,
there were similarities. Most of them were quiet and to themselves,
passive to each other's presence. Although they were never alone, they
seemed deeply lonely. like flowers lacking water or sunshine, their bodies
drooped over their wheelchairs as if wilting. And like a single fragile flower
gently placed in a vase, others were arranged on a single bed.
pinK niGHtGoWn ii, 2006 OIl ON CANvAS 50x34 IN. /127x86 CM.
a BreaK, 2007 OIl ON CANvAS 60x48 IN. /152x121 CM.
niGHt, 2003 OIl ON CANvAS 60x48 IN. /152x121 CM.
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