Happy Memorial Day
We have a three day weekend.
Parades, barbecues and ball games
will start with the National anthem.
We dress in red, white and blue
eat hot dogs and apple pie
...and honor our veterans.
This is a a time to celebrate and to remember that "Freedom is not free".
I thought about what I could do. One way to honor those who have fallen is to lift those who live. I decided to donate fifty percent of the sale of this painting to charity: the
Disabled American Veterans Charitable Service Trust.
Also, I will donate ten percent of sales of any other art available on my website during this promotion. You can send a gift of art or buy it for your home. You will receive a note from the organization to acknowledge your donation.
I chose this charity because of its four-star rating and because it addresses rehabilitation and support for both veterans and their families.
I selected a watercolor which I painted in Vermont during a summer visit. It was a beautiful home in a small town. It had the flag on the front lawn and it was behind a canopy of trees. I just thought it was fitting for Memorial Day, as I find it peaceful, quiet and reminds me of the beginning of summer.
