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This is an historical year, one which I wanted to document. One of the pandemic, Black Lives Matter protesting, intense debate on whether global warming is a threat and the year President Trump tries for reelection against VP Biden. For me this was the year that my husband had what doctors call at “cascade” medical condition. You don’t need to know about that, but it was a life and death situation. He is recovering, thank God. But, as a painter, not much got done, so this painting was finished in July of 2020. Only the second one in 2020. The words are (in box shapes) “boxed in by covid-19” and “Viruses change to survive. We are a virus to the earth. Can we change?” I don’t usually do political paintings, but I couldn’t doing help it. This is another one of my pieces which words are doing their meaning. We will see what 2021 brings? May it be peaceful and safe.

Lettering Art by Sid Freeman �After 20 years as a professional calligrapher, I found myself competing with the computer. This was not fun and slowly I worked back to my roots as a painter only this time using those magical sound symbols which make up our speech.� Receiving her MFA from the University of Wyoming and then working in advertising Sid Freeman became enamored with calligraphy. With the help of the Wyoming Arts Council grant money she began to study with many incredible professionals as well as taking workshops from the Colorado Calligraphers� Guild. In 1987 she became self employed and enjoyed doing great jobs like the Wyoming Governor�s Awards and Federal Marshal�s Proclamations. In 1993 she and her husband,...