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Healing, Helping, Angel Paintings, Garden Angels, Wave Angels, Golf Angels, Pet AngelsAngels Having Fun. These works are being done primarily as Commissions works, $ 99 dollar paid for in advance. I have a number of them to do.
When my Mother passed away at 99 years of age she left me a priceless inheritance. It was her love of God, Christ and His Cross, His Holy Mother Mary, and Angels. They would inspire my Paintings , Songs, Prayers and thoughts. I am starting off with small affordable angel Painting at $ 99 dollar in memory of my Mom who lived to be 99 with a little tender care from her son and his family. She would like the low price so more could share her love of Angels and Mary and Jesus through my art. At first she questioned how could I make a living as an artist when she saw some with silver spoons in their mouth who could not. After she saw some one pay over a thousand dollars for my work, She proudly called me ,"My son the artist! You will find Mary and Baby Jesus suggested in the sky of these angel paintings. If you are fortunate enough to live in the Monterey area or visiting you can enjoy a visit to my uniqe artist studio to discuss your Angel painting, select an elgant frame purchased at estate sales included in the $99 cost and be entertained , having me play and sing my special "Evergreen Tree" song for you along with a cup of tea or a glass of wine.
I recall Mom Telling Me, God will help me carry my little cross in Life. I smiled and answered. " You are my little cross Mom", as I was her primary caregiver for her final years . It was good training for the work I would be called to I would have calling to do do in following the way of the cross, caring for those in need.
 A Special Guardian Angel Summoned by a Loved One's Prayer, a Painting, a Prayer and Song, The above painting was the replacement one after the Fed Ex Plane with my Guardian Angel Painting was on burnt to cinders on the runway in Memphis Tenn. This one also had a military connection as it was contributed to CatholicMilitary.Org that raised money to supply Chaplin of different Faiths with Religious material to use at services and distributed to the service personal, Bibles , Prayer books , Rosaries etc. To download this MP3 right click the song's title and select 'save target as'.
During Operation Desert Sands, the first Gulf war in Kuwaite area. I developed a Legion of Honor Scholarship concept for the offspring of those who made the Supreme Sacrifice, that would eventually become a reality after I shared it for years through support troop flyers from my gallery and on my home page. It would have a different name but the same honarable concept. I suggested Cities adopt the educational responsibility of the Children of deceased or those with lasting infirmities. Some cities did but I could not get it going in Carmel. There were few casualities but one local one from Fort Ord.I went to the Provost Marshal on Base and met with the families as he had children from his first and second wives . One wife was represented by her brother, a Latino Sargent in the Army. I offered to apply myself to raising funds for their education which I would have done whole heartedly with zeal. They wanted to use the money in any way they choosed. The Sargent said ,What do they need an education for, They can join the Army and be a Sargent like me. I told him if they had an educatiuon they could become an officer. My offer is to raise funds for the children's education not to be used for other family reasons. I ended up contributing my $ 1300 from a sale of art work to the highly regarded, Marine Scholarship Fund. The Honor scholarships eventually became a reality, being handled through the Military, with a different name. I continued to distribute information on the idea and other support public troop support unit from my Memorial Garden I maintained out side my gallery and would disseminate troop support information from a small box on a tree until the city had me remove it and so I put it on my front door of the gallery. There are those who are quick to send our young men and women to war but slow to help them and their families when they are severly injured or killed. They mistakenly discounted efforts to help soldiers as being an anti Anti War effort by dramatizing the needs of Our Service men and women and Gold Star Families. I have been there when I was 6 years old and Dad was MIA! I ran up against many of that stripe and it was not the Red , White that goes with Blue but they were put to shame by the parents of those serving our country who thanked me sincerely, some with tears in their eyes.
I gave it a priority and finished it with about a week to spare. It was shipped Fed Ex Air Express and I was happy to meet my commitment and felt good that The Major would have his special Gift for Christmas. That good feeling vanished a couple of days later, the morning news on TV had Fed Ex Cargo Plane burning on the runway in Memphis Tenn! The crew jumping down to the tarmack through the broken cockpit windows. The next scene showed the skeletal remains of the plane. I called Fed Ex and they verifyed that the painting was on that destroyed plane. I called the wife and informed her of the accident and told her I would still get the painting to them in time for Christmas even if it took a painting marathon.
I dove in to the replacement painting with gusto and purpose putting in 20 hour straight days painting to accomplish my goal of completing the work in time to be delivered before Christmas. On the third day just before I called Fed Ex to pick up the new replacement painting, I received a welcome call from the Lady who commissioned the painting. George, I have great news! The painting was just delivered, even thought the cardboard carton was badly burnt on the outside, it did not pentrate to the painting and the work of art was undamaged.
Not so many including myself beinf aware.as much, Raphael, Uriel, Zadakiel , Raziel, Chamuel, Raquel, Metatron, Jeremiel, Ariel, Sandaphon, Jophiel. They all had particular strengths and specific admirable qualities. I discovered them when curiosity led me to google famous Arc Angels and it came up under Yahoo Answers.
"Arfie the Arf AngelI met Arfie at St. Angelas Merici Church in Pacific Grove, Ca. If one thinks of finding a photograph as meeting him, stuck in the Glass Case enclosing Our Lady of Fatima after praying the Rosary with too few people after the 8 AM Mass. Our good Pastor Father Murphy has been to Lourdes 7 times, 5 more than my Two pilgrimages to Lourdes to acquire LOURDES WATER to share with people who were very ill and need of Spiritual and physical healing. I have been doing that since the 70 ies. When I suggested that we do some special services praying the Rosary during the Mary Month of May, He said "That is the a good idea George and we can even combine Benediction with the service. He showed positive excitement and pleasure about the idea and said he would discuss it with others in a leadership role at St. Angelas. It never happened I had no idea who would squash a devotional services toHoly Mother Mary during a month the church focuse on the Holy Mother of Jesus. Finding Arfie's Picture was like an answer to an artist prayer. Afew night before night before that I was suggesting to our Choir director Alex that I do my first Pet Angel painting of her dog Alice. When Alice passed on I sent a condolence letter sharing my feelings that Alice was in Heaven even though it was not a matter of Dogma. I felt it may bring a smile back to Alex's face. I assumed Arfie had passed on to the final leg of dog's life's journey and is now Our Lady of Fatima's Pet in Heaven . Once again that is not a matter of Dogma. Arf! Arfs! Bite Me! To download this MP3 right click the song's title and select 'save target as. A winter storm knocked our power out in Pebble Beach from Monday through Wed. It was cold, dark and rainy with raging winds outside. Candle light was our illumination. The Votive candle of Christ that my nephew, John D Jr. gave me was the only light in my room. I was intrigued by the image cast by the flickering flames on my bedroom wall. It is common for me when the power is out to play my acoustic guitar by candle light. I wrote this song inspired by the shadows. To download this MP3 right click the song's title and select 'save target as'.
I sang it low, shrivering shaking in pain, almost in a whisper when composing this on acoustic guitar in a cold candle lit room with the storm howling out side. Candle light is casting dancing shadows on the wall I was briefly concerned that the scene above might happen again, I have been trying to get to the VA Cinic as my heel was bothering me for awhile with increasing pain and I have a good tolerance for pain. I will tell the patients I vist in rest homes to offer up their pain for others who are in more pain and I practice what I preach and work my way through pain. When I returned home from church, my son said the power was turned off. Rain and a storm was on the way. I had my son bring the outdoor gas grill in so I could heat up a cup of coffee before I evaluate and tend to the problem. I called one friend and he said he would make arranements with St Vincent De Paul to help me with my situation. I told him to forget it, I am a giver not a taker. I have been trying to encourage others including those who rely on the charity of others and encourage them to develop and use their talent so they could get off the dole and be independent. I was not about to take funds that others in more need may need when I had a way to earn my keep. If ever you try to call me and get a sound that sounds like a fax machine, it is some form of interefernce with me receiving calls that could create difficulties for me as far as sales are concerned. It is common for me to have calls that ring briefly and when I answer it there is no one there. My attitude is as always very laid back about it as my early complaints to the telephone company was fruitless. I will let God take care of things as he always seem to provide for me and seems to take care of the others in a different way. Look up, Does God ever operate in Mysterious ways? section on my home page 
"Magnolia Angel in a field of California Wild flowers.
It was a good opportunity for me to evaluate who my true friends are and they came through with flying colors not with charity of others. Even my friend who suggested the other route came through after I had resolved the problem and have the first aspect of the problem in control. In the past I would take one of my major works and sell it at an exceptionally reasonable price to take care of business. My Angel paintings fall into exceptional values at $99 dollars. They are enjoyable discipline exercises that I do not rush. I have found my angel paintings a joy to work on. I will paint them while praying a long with my long Rosary type Healing prayer that I recorded with the song Light of God's love in the background. They work together beautifully for me like intricate three part harmony.
There was one Angel Painting in particular that painted the face over and over again, working from different photos of a grandaughter at different ages. I woud scrape and cut the texured paint off to start a new fresh surface. 
"Image was directly behind the young lady Angel on front.
In reference to a higher power caring for me, I mentioned the increasing pain in my leg I went to the VA Clinic and my leg was infected while taking a swab test for infection the Doctor inserted it 2 centimeters through the narrow hole which placed it close to the bone. He gave me a prescription that the podiatrist that I lacked faith in repeated in a follow up visit. Her prognosis and suggestion did not remove my doubt about her. When I enquired of her , what was the infection. She informed me it was an infection created in a damp enviroment. I recalled the difficulty I had climbing down a steep embankment backwards to visit the severly depressed son of one of my rosary sisters in Christ as he was refusing to eat. or return home. The rainy season had started. The hillside was slippery and wet and I slipped out of my loose shoes that I wore for comfort and at first I felt like a barefoot brother like St. John of the Cross, the mystic poet whose Dark Night of the Soul, writings had a formative profound effect on me. The angle of the descent was such it bothered my leg by stretching AND LIKELY BREAKING the Skin over a heel area that bothered me. QUITE A WHILE AGO THE PODIATRIST HAD INCISED A DEEP HOLE NARROW IN RADIUS IN THE HEEL THAT BLED PROFUSLY AND LONGER THAN OTHER DEBREVEMENT TREATMENTS. There were other pain causing cuts she did that were scattered over a wide range of the heel, not working out from the center as is the norm. There was one that I called a stealth cut as it had a flap of skin over the cut that would lift up while bathing and cause pain until I cut it off with sharp scissors .They were all documented digitally. A Registered Nurse upon seeing the photos said the deep small hole cut well into and below the flesh.would be done if they thought there was an abscess which I did not have at that time. once I said no more cutting my heel healed over and I could wear shoes again though I was always in pain as I lost protective tissue and muscle cushion from the depth of the original wound that came about from not checking too tight support hose daily as should have been done in post operative care. Individual have lost legs from that oversight. At my request my primary care giver made arrangements for me to another podaratrist. The first available appointment was scheduled for March 30. I like to think an angel helped with an earlier appointment Feb.23d with a young competent Doctor who was more thorough in his examination and prescribed an antibiotic used to care for that specific infection. Using needle probes he found the infection created a large infected cavity down to the bone beneath the smaller hole. He scheduled an MRI to check out the bone area as infections in the bone can spread very quickly resulting in lost of more of your leg. I was surprised when he suggested that I call the MRI facility at the Palo Alto Hospital to see if they may schedule me earlier.
Pops was an insomniac and also bi-polar. On the fourth day He was with us, with out permission, while I was attending my daily Mass, he took my Audi that has not been licensed in 8 years, nor has it been driven, to go out and buy some cigars. That could have resulted in a major fine and possble impoundment of the car. The radiator hose ruptured and when he finally called me, we spent a fair amount of that day replacing the hose. I felt good about getting it back home with out a ticket, though it did have me revert to language to describe him that was used frequently while in the military, now used by some foul mouth rappers. The language was not spoken in Anger just a language that he would know full well of how it was used in relationship to him, you do it with a smile and amazment. The chech He wrote out for the replacement hose was non- negotiable. I hope someday he send Jon what he said he would as Jon advanced him some money. I was concerned that it could have an adverse effect on Jon but it was just another lesson learned. But we will never change nor stop trying to help people how and when we can, It is in our genes and in our souls. He was always leaving tomorrow but would turn up the next day The stories My Friend related to me of what happened did not ring true. A few weeks ago I packed him up food for his journey to Lompoc. 3 days later he was asking to stay again and I added to his traveling food and he assurred me he was leaving . Now a couple of weeks later he snoring at my home again. His dog Baby whom I like became ill from something he ate before they visited. It created a clean up problem in my living room and studio when I was under the weather with my leg infection. It took over 3 hours to try to clean up . Playing and Praying a long with a recording of my long healing prayer with my music composition, " Light of God's Love" in the background helped with the burden facing me. My observations of my friend is he is sincere but a bit like a versatile multi Faith chameleon that is an ability that homeless people adapt to that changes according to the religious enviroment they find them self seeking assistance at. while making the rounds of the various churches supporting the homeless. he portray naturally a large lumbering sad man in black and I wondered if he was a priest and ask him that when I met him at Save Mart as I would see him in Church a couple of days a week at Morning Mass and he always went to communion. A choir friend told me her brother although a pastor at another church loved to go to St. Angela's almost incognito. Homeless and others in need are well aware of the potential of support of Christians who love their neighbors in need as Jesus love you and that is whole lot of caring love. , and work them on a Christian pathos appeal basis by emphasing his depression and caring for his dog. He will attend services, partake of them with out required formal initiation. basis.
After a real fun creative George dinner , My sliced thin and baked Yams and Red potatoes special and a Tri Pasta with Spaghetti, Elbow and Conchiglioni Macaroni, Lean Beef, Hot Dogs and array of fresh vegetables lots of Fresh garlic, Barbecue sauce Terriaki sauce ,Tomatoes sauce I called it American Barbecue withan Asian twist. It5 was special enough to send a taster plate over to share with my neighbors. l had my friend bring it over and I called first so his presence would not alarm them when he knocked at their door as he is a very large imposing figure. The Next Morning I dropped them both at Sally Griffeths Senior Center before I went to Mass as that is a place where they could get a ride to SPCA and back as some one there was adopting his dog, Baby. as I had an appointment for MRI at VA hospital in Palo Alto. It was rough trip as car started overheating dramatically requiring pulling off the road to cool down and we borrowed my ex wifes's car in Aptos, rather then take a chance as the weather was rainy and stormy. My older son Eric went up with me but I ended up doing all the driving as the weather conditions were hazardous over the Santa Cruz Range and he has not been driving that much lately m I should know the results next week though I am optimistic. I have been noticing people in stores etc with prosthesis in place of legs. I put more duty in rest homes and played some par 3 golf just incase I would be laid up or have to relearn how to swing the club and manged to get a hole in one on the fly
To download this MP3 right click the song's title and select 'save target as'. This is one of my favorite Christmas songs I have written and enjoy sharing with Children. It is a way of combining The message of Christmas as a reason for Snow flakes being created the first time. Children enjoy it.. A charming song sharing the true meaning of Christmas and how a little angel played a role in the snow that fell to earth on Christmas Day. It touched upon her tears that fell for she knew full well, the price the Christ Child would pay as a man One day in August I had a family of three visit My gallery. Their three year old child was a beautiful little girl with blond ringlet of hair who looked like a little angel. I sang my Evergreen Tree song for the three of them which they enjoyed. I was prone to do this for visitors when I had my gallery in Carmel and then I would give them my CDs free. It was all about sharing. I said to the mom and dad I want to sing a special song for your Daughter Even though August is a bit out of season for the song I feel I should. It a song about a little girl angel. It has a nice message and I think she will enjoy it. When I sang it with my attention directed at her she just lit up with a smile of pure child pleasure. Her parents told me it was a perfect song choice for her, when I finished the song. I felt her presence made every day Christmas Day for them. The Dad told me with a tear of joy in his eye, and a smile on Mom and Dad's face their face their beautiful little daughter who looked like an angel was born on Christmas day. The whole experience was magical and joyful in a spiritual way. Smiles and tears of joy made everyones day.
To download this MP3 right click the song's title and select 'save target as'. Evergreen Trees can be synonymous with the winter, summer, spring and fall season of life, love,hopes, dreams and aspirations never ending. The Song traces the endless circle of love from it's early conceptions to love Eternal Everlasting Love combining the physical and spiritual. It is a love song of deeper eternal Love. Of all the songs that I have written, this song is one of deep meaning woven into symbolic visual imagery. It is a circle of love that starts from Heaven, A mountain wind that blows out of heaven to the earth below whispering in the Evergreen trees with hopes and prayers of dreams. I see a shaft of light breaking through the clouds beaming down on Lovers. Love then flows like a mountain stream cascading down the face of the mountain to burst into spray and clouds of mist in the valley below. From there love runs it course to the sea twisting and turning with each new bend of river as it runs to the sea. Love meld with the ocean and becomes one with the tides rising and falling in all kinds of weather and challenges that Lovers experience. Love meld with the tide, to become waves caressing the shore. There are times when giant storm waves crash on rock bound coasts The spray is transformed into white doves and angel shapes The dove than soar heaven ward in the Blue skies above the storm clouds, and life's journey takes love back to where it emanated from in the first place Heaven, With prayer, Love can be a gift from God to help you find happiness and joy and become a living part of part of the endless circle of eternal love. Love is a gift from God, in the same way His Son was. It is filled with joy but no stranger to pain. When it fall, true love will rise again and know heaven on earth until it complete the circle being the dove flying to Heaven Some will know of what I speak of. They know with out a doubt their love one is with God. They have been blessed by God with the gifts of passion balanced by compassion, Love and lives filled with care and joy balancing the sorrow that each of us experience in life. Held together as one by a bond of faith in God and each other. The wave angels I will paint reflect Ocean tide verse. To download these MP3s right click the song's title and select 'save target as'. Some have wondered why when I discuss my mentors and influences that led to my development as an artist I include St. Francis of Assisi in the same breath as Monet, Cezanne and Van Gogh. His light is my gentle natural light. I some time think of my work as holistic impressionism. Being aware through study of the psychological effects of color on human response I make efforts at infusing my paintings with colors charged with positive energy and life. I try to infuse my music with the same positive energy. Lord make me an instrument of Your Peace. The more I have ventured into the reality of current world situations the more necessary it has been to retreat into the beauty created within my painting and music. It was as if I was being polarized by opposites. There has been a deeper serenity, softer harmonies, gentler colors, rest and respite to nourish a rising passion to free myself and others from the bonds of silence and inaction in addressing violence. To download this MP3 right click the song's title and select 'save target as'. What follows were the original rough cutsdifferent version of You can be an angel! I wish some one would do a final arrangement and perform it To download these MP3s right click the song's title and select 'save target as'. They helped but my love of God helped even more. Let His Will be my will. After close to 11 years I realize I never stopped loving Kathy and my primary hope for the new year is for a Minor Miracle that will find our family whole and complete again. Please join me in my prayers that it may with God’s Blessing happen! I will always have love, respect and affection for Kathy as she is a good person who is always ready to help others in need, including myself, even after the divorce. She isa good person and they are hard to come by I firmly believe that if we could find reconciliation It would benefit every one in our whole family including grand kids in the future. I want to work at having our family together again. We all have to try harder and be supportive of our whole family. I tried to record “ Fiddler’s ,Prayer later , but I could not do it any better with more honest feeling than the pain and love I felt that first day. I wanted to clarify the final line where I sang perhaps the Christ Child was playing the Fiddlers Prayer. That was in reference to the music that led some young people to find him expired, half covered with snow, With his hands frozen to the fiddle and bow. "His Bow stroked the strings like soft angel's wing, Playing a prayer to Jesus, a prayer for peace, family and friends. To download these MP3s right click the song's title and select 'save target as'. > |
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