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8″ x 10″ oil on canvas, $220 ($50 donated to the Center for Women and Families
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It’s 3am, your spouse has just given you a black eye in front of your young child, you have no one to turn to and nowhere to go; or at least that’s what you assume. In the Louisville area, there is support for just such an individual regardless of who, when, and how. But more than just an emergency care center, “the Center for Women and Families engages individuals and community in the elimination of domestic violence, sexual violence and economic hardship through service, education and advocacy.”

I recently had the pleasure of a private tour with the center’s president, Denise Vasquez Troutman (who, by the way, is gracing the cover of this month’s Today’s Woman magazine). Once again, Denise’s enthusiasm knocked me over and made me feel like I was moving at a glacial pace. She walked me through the halls of a strange mix of a lock-down facility still maintaining the warmth of home. Motivational quotes inspiring strength and hope are painted on the walls next to bright artwork. This is a safe place for victims and their families to heal, grow, and recover.

But the painting above was not from one of their multiple centers, but rather from 2 nights ago when 20 years of “service and survival” were celebrated at a gala dinner. Approximately 1,000 guests gathered in a ballroom filled with these white floral arrangements to support the organization that supports so many in their own community.

Ps - For those of you anxious to get out in your gardens as a result of this painting, stop by this popular gardening blog, whose author is graciously helped me spread my work throughout the blogoshpere by posting this painting. Thanks Tricia!