A few years ago, I asked a painter, Margie Smeller, who has Downs’ Syndrome, to paint one of my photos of Torina.
I then had the idea of asking her to paint several other commercial photographer’s images. This resulted in a show that paired her paintings with each photographer’s photographs. The pairings sold, and proceeds went to Margie as well as to three charities.
A link to that show is here.
When I visited Mary Ellen Mark last month, she was struck by Margie’s talent. She asked if Margie would paint two of her images. Here is a pairing of one of Mary Ellen’s images:
This is Margie, and her website is here.
