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Roxanne – Kenny Bridges, artist

Roxanne – Kenny Bridges, artist

Jun 13, 2015 | Posted by Kim Bergeron | Hope for Habitat: Katrina X |

SOLD.  Inspired by Sting.

Roxanne dances as if no one is watching in this beautiful oil painting by artist Kenny Bridges.

As a child, Kenny loved to draw and doodle, but his father believed he should focus his energies toward a more traditional career. Unfortunately for Kenny, a non-violent drug offense led to his incarceration at the age of 24. It was then that the young man reflected upon his life and realized that he wanted to make positive changes. It was a path that soon was paved by his childhood love of art. What resulted is a gift that has left all those who have seen his artwork in awe of his talents.

Kenny served his 17-year sentence in the Louisiana Correctional System, with part of that time as a trusty with the Slidell Police Department. During this time, his talents were shared through numerous murals on public buildings throughout the state. In Slidell, these post-Katrina beautification projects included murals in the city’s historic train depot waiting room and buildings throughout the small city. He also shared his talent with a number of non-profit organizations, providing artwork for fundraisers to support various causes.

His story inspired an exhibit titled The Accidental Artist, showcased in the Slidell Cultural Center in City Hall.

He was joined by four additional artists, all of whom discovered, or re-discovered their artistic talents in their adulthood. The show provided an example of the transformative and life-altering power of the arts.

The exhibit was presented in the hopes of inspiring many more people to pick up paintbrushes or musical instruments, to write a poem, a play or even a book, or to delve into the world of culinary artistry, for “future Rembrandts or Beethovens just waiting to be unleashed.”

 

 

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Ringo Starr

The Beatles piano auction has ended with a bid of $98,888

This website initially was created to chronicle the quest for autographs from Sir Paul McCartney and Sir Ringo Starr on a piano created for East St. Tammany Habitat for Humanity.  The epic journey is chronicled here: The Beatles Adventures, with posts featuring the signings here: Starr Struck and Sir Paul Says, “Yes.”

The auction listing is featured here: CharityBuzz.com. Proceeds from the auction have enabled East St. Tammany Habitat for Humanity to provide an affordable home for a deserving veteran and his or her family.

CHARITY BUZZ AUCTIONS FOR HABITAT

Our CharityBuzz auctions of autographed works have ended. To see all of the artists’ works, click here: Hope for Habitat.
Pictured: Fiddle by Adam Sambola, signed by Charlie Daniels and band.

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