Homeless Pointillism Paintings	Affliction over Shelter
		Scream for Shelter
		Annoyed over Shelter
		Balancing a Frustration
		Contemplating over Shelter
		Seeking for Shelter
		Woman's Best Friend
		Sheltering Eyes
		Rebuilding a Worry
		Pushing my Dignity
		Angry for Shelter
		Free my Shelter

 

LewLoose’s Paintings for a Purpose
Dignity for the Homeless - “Sheltering Emotions”
written by Liza Seipel

Judy LewLoose, a heartfelt and talented Sacramento artist, expresses a message to those who do not know, and those who will never know, what it is like to be homeless. These are the faces of a community called “Tent City” in Sacramento. Individuals much like you and me, who have succumbed to a life of day to day existence in the most poverty stricken conditions.

Sacramento’s overfilled shelters cannot guarantee shelter for everyone who is homeless in this day and age; therefore the homeless have resorted to living on what little they have. Their home is not four solid walls but rather four, flimsy, cloth walls. The inhabitants of Tent City value what little possessions they acquire and exist while living off the land. LewLoose captures their presence, their mere existence and yet her homeless subjects are grateful someone even bothers to care.

Some people do not want to believe they are here. Perhaps others want to emotionally change the channel, look away, dismiss their existence and ignore their presence. But, in reality, they won’t go away. The fact is their numbers are growing daily. People who once contributed to our economy are now victims of the economy. We cannot continue to look the other way.

This is why LewLoose has chosen this controversial subject for her series of Dignity for the Homeless - “Sheltering Emotions”. View their worn faces, feel their emotions through her self expression and unique watercolor pointillism technique. These images will likely cause wonder and heartfelt emotion. The homeless are losing hope and we cannot ignore their faces, their eyes, their lives.

There are individuals in our city at this moment locked out of what this great nation has to offer. Many individuals of the Tent City have lost their jobs and homes. They are unfortunate victims of the current economy. Yet they co-exist in this tight community seeking to live a humble existence. Eating whatever food is donated and at times walking for miles to get water. It is the makings of a third world country less than 10 miles from a Sacramento business Mecca.

The impact of LewLoose’s paintings should educate and inform all of us. Open your eyes and see through their eyes. The message is clear. We are a community, a worldwide community, and this is part of our existence. Even though we may not see these individuals on a daily basis, they are here.

These portraits were created to educate the public and are not for profit. Rather, LewLoose’s original works and subject matter are being displayed to educate and inform the public.

 

 

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