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36 FOUR SEASONS BREEZE | FEBRUARY 2019 Mixed Media Arts Class This is the perspective of the artist of the month, Alex Luna: "I have always been able to paint and draw and sure, 'doodle.' Off and on, over the years I did draw things that inspired me. "However, for the better part of the last 50 years I really didn't. After moving to Four Seasons, I was looking at activities available to us. I found out about the art class, "Mixed Media" taught by Rob Kelman and at the urging of my wife and friends, decided to attend. After completing the "required assignments," (an elephant, a landscape & a building) I was free to pursue what I really felt attracted to. This painting expresses my feeling and is very meaningful to me. It is of my brother Arthur "Tury" Luna. This was a labor of love for me. He was 17 in the black & white image and he is 73 in the color rendition. The clock is symbolic of time passing. The black & white versus the color is symbolic of past and present. As you can see, the small hand is on his present picture while the long hand is on his past picture. This too, symbolizes the time left at an early age and the shortness of time left now at an older age. The inscription, "I Did It My Way" is truly indicative of how he lived and now lives his life. "I must say that I am not only enjoying getting back into drawing but I am also learning about techniques that I had not considered. So, my thanks to Rob and my classmates who are very talented and often provide constructive and encouraging feedback. I thank them all." Classes are Mondays 10 am to 12 noon and/or Wednesdays 6 to 8 pm. Any questions, call Rob Kelman at (951) 992-9156. ~ Rob Kelman Four Seasons Veterans Work by Artist of the Month Alex Luna The Veteran's Club at Four Seasons was formed in September 2013. Our mission purpose was to recognize all the Veterans living here at Four Seasons. To date we have over 125 neighbors recognized as Veterans of the many wars our nation has endured. These Veterans are recognized on our "Honor Roll" website, www.fourseasonsvets.org. Your Military service to our country should be shared on our Honor Roll. Contact: Irve@verizon.net or (949) 422-9969. We interview our neighbors every Wednesday at noon time in the Bistro area. You fill out our simple form, we take your photo, then we upload the resume and pix to our website.