Jose Martinez, sells his produce on 3E and Country 14th (2007) Photography by Drapala Gallery
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Original Artwork
Photography,
- Dimensions Dimensions are available on request
September 8, 2007
One Saturday after having lunch with my sister, I was driving back home on one of the hottest days of the year. It must have been at least 119 degrees that day, and the humidity did not help. I saw him again at the intersection with his body pressed against his white van looking thirsty and tired. I had seen him a dozen times before, but why I stopped this time to visit with him, I do not know why. He had parked on one side of the road and must have seem to others, just like another part of the landscape because he was there at that spot everyday, even Sundays from sun up to sun down for a month and one half. I got out of my car, and he helped me out because the car was at an angle that it made it difficult for me to get out of my sedan. When I spoke English to him, I realized that he did not understand me. He thought I was there to buy watermelons. Telling him that I was allergic to melons would not make sense to him because of the language barrier. I gently raised my hand up and place two fives in his shirt pocket, showed him my camera so that he would understand my purpose. Posing with the melons proudly in hands, sweat profusely dripped from his face. That is when I noticed; he was not wearing a hat to protect himself from the hot Yuma sun. Finally, after taking many photographs of him, I shook his hand, handed him my white visor and got back into my car. Later, I realized, the whole time I was taking his photographs, I did not feel the heat on my body or face. Actually, my body was actually cool.
You are invited to submit . . .
As you know, this is a thought-provoking time for all humanity. Thus, I will be working with fellow artists/writers to create the second women's anthology book.
The first book, "Strong Women's Art Anthology, was published in 2018, which can be found by searching the name of the book, "Strong Women's Art Anthology."
"2020, Women Artists' Create!" book shall convey the strength of humanity through art images/writing. This post is a call to Women Artists/Writers World Wide; Artists, Drawers, Mixed Media Creators, Painters, Photographers, Sculptors, Welders, Writers, etc.
"2020, Women Artists' Create!"; art/writing submissions end January 31, 2021.
The upcoming book is an opportunity for women artists to submit their work to express themselves through their art/writing, focusing on the 2020 year. Another purpose is to allow women artists to have the opportunity to be published without being charged money to do so.
I plan to give each artist two pages, one for their art and the other one for why they created their art in 2020. If you wish to purchase a copy of the book after the book is published, you may do so at a wholesale price. In other words, you would be paying the same amount for the book as I will be paying. Postage costs vary, especially if you live in another country.
Your work will communicate the strength of humanity that you know personally or some famous person who works/worked in their field of work, technology, science, the medical profession, education, etc., during the 2020 Pandemic. The images/writings, submission date, is no later than January 31, 2021, and are requested to be in high resolution so that the Anthology book has crisp and clear images.
Please note; I do not need original artworks/writings. If selected to be in the book, I will need a signed statement to print your book's image/writing. You may submit as many images/writings as you would like. If I receive many submissions, I will have fellow women artists and writers help me select the artists' works.
A cash donation will be made to a women and children's shelter from books sold after admin costs, postage, and miscellaneous costs have been paid. Please send high resolutions, at least 600 dpi image(s) to this account.
Again, "2020, Women Artists' Create!"; art/writing submissions end January 31, 2021. If you have questions, please contact me at this site.
Good luck, and stay healthy!
Sincerely,
Pamela Carvajal Drapala
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Nationality:
UNITED STATES
- Date of birth : 1960
- Artistic domains: Works by professional artists,
- Groups: Professional Artist Contemporary American Artists
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