Coloured Water
My home city of Winnipeg has coloured water. Throughout our summer of 2013, I have occasionally seen brownish water pouring into my receptacle that I use to fill my coffeemaker. People are upset and want something done - the evening news is showing reactions of various people in the city, including our mayor. Tests are being done for safety, as our fresh water is contaminated with iron and manganese. Thus go the frequent inconveniences of our own privileged lives... Yesterday I started Page 13 for The Biggest Family in the World . Paul H. Boge, the author of Charles Mulli's biography Father to the Fatherless and this new children's version, has provided me with hundreds of photos to work from, as I paint the story of Charles Mulli's life. The last one I painted was one of his family in their mansion, sitting at a table set for a feast. The children were being informed that their father was going to sell his businesses and start an orphanage. Page 13, a pivotal moment...