Mr Hop the Scissor: November 2012

Hey, I've been thinking a lot lately about how miserable life would be for me if a hurricane were to come wash away everything I own. I don't think it would matter much how good life was for me before if I had to start all over from scratch. Add to that the insult, the lack of response, the ignorance of a city that pretty much got right back to business as usual in just over a week and I think I'd be downright despondent.

There are many, many people out there in the Rockaways, in Coney Island, in Breezy Point, and on Staten Island, to name just a few of the New York (not to mention New Jersey) places still struggling to recover from Hurricane Sandy. Maybe you've noticed, or read about it.

I'm fine, I was barely affected by the storm, but I know a lot of people were. For those people who are not fine and who won't be fine for a long time I want to help. One of the fastest moving and quickly reacting groups who continue to help people recover is called Occupy Sandy. I don't know them and I don't think they have time to notice me, but I'm deeply impressed by their grass roots response. It seems their help came faster, has been more helpful and is better organized than any other more established agency. I'd like to donate to them in a big way, they're directing relief on the ground by listening to what people need and updating the public to what can be done via their website.

I don't want to keep you here forever, reading this blog post and not doing anything so I'll get to the point. As incentive to help I'll be donating all of the proceeds from the sale of my paintings and drawings through this page. I'll be updating this as things sell, when something is purchased I'll post another, starting with these, just click the buy now button below each painting and I'll accept your payment via paypal, pack up your painting, send it to you and donate the payment through their "wedding registry". Each of the paintings are offered at full retail value ($500.00 is pretty cheap as far as art goes, have you seen the auction results at Christie's and Sothoby's recently?). I totally understand if you can't donate that much, which is why I also have drawings for $40.00 too. I also understand if you don't want an artwork in exchange for a donation, in which case I'd recommend you donate here.

Lastly, if you'd prefer not to donate through paypal but you'd still like to buy a painting for hurricane relief you can contact me by email here.

UPDATE: the first drawing has sold, I will be updating this page as quickly as I can but these are first come first served. In the event you've purchased something that has already been sold to someone else I will contact you regarding a replacement. I'm sure we can work something out.

UPDATE 2: Thank you for your support, the sale is now over. If you donated you will be happy to know that almost $800.00 went to hurricane relief, a small but nonetheless helpful amount I could not have raised without all of your help. Thanks again.