Laughing in the Wind
by Pamela Alderman
Watercolor on paper
Imagine the sound of children laughing in the wind. Pamela recently finished painting a series of Russian orphan children, entitled Children of the Russian Arctic. The children depicted in the series have lived through difficult situations, stifling their laughter. Some of them have lost both parents. However, many […]

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Companions
by Pamela Alderman
Watercolor on paper
In honor of my mother-in-law, Mary, for her dedication to her children
The Children’s Hospital of Denver usually only accepts regional artist; however, they selected my painting, entitled Companions, because several years ago they treated our son, John. And they said that they really liked my artwork.

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My friend said that her autistic grandson crawled up onto her bed, positioned his face about 12 inches from my painting, and silently stared at it for several minutes. As my friend painted this verbal picture, I felt inspire to paint some more.

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Variety of form and brilliancy of color in the object presented to patients are an actual means of recovery.
Florence Nightingale

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