portraits
M A R Y L A R S O N A R T s e a t t l e
I am an artist & a nurse who works with the homeless. The subjects of my portraits are the patients I help take care of at the clinic where I work. Many of the sitters in my portraits are homeless; some are not. All have been touched by homelessness. There are items that are luxuries for people who are homeless; socks (often worn 2 months at a time), gloves, hats, underwear, & a cup of coffee. Instead of putting a dollar value on my portraits, I sell them in exchange for items that are given to our patients at the clinic & to other organizations that provide for those in need in Seattle. For purchases from other cities around the world, I work with buyers to identify a homeless organization in their own community where items are donated.
“Ed” SOLD
1,000 pairs of new socks & one new fedora for Ed.
“Adriana” SOLD
3,000 peanut butter & jelly sandwiches
“Michael” NFS
“Gustavo” SOLD
Collection of 1,200 travel size toiletries
“A.C.” SOLD
New tape measures for Habitat for Humanity
“Tina” SOLD
500 travel size tubes
of toothpaste
& 1,000 toothbrushes
“Jose” SOLD
300 pairs of new underwear
“Sylvester” SOLD
4,000 cans of food for the food bank
“Brian” SOLD
475 new, warm stocking caps
“Arthur” SOLD
4,000 cans of food for the food bank
“Matthew” SOLD
Collection of 1,000 travel size toiletries
“Micheal” SOLD
New nails to help build new Habitat for Humanity Houses
“Rufus” SOLD
New hammers to help build new Habitat for Humanity Houses
“Robert” SOLD
500 tubes travel size toothpaste & 1000 toothbrushes
“Felecia” SOLD
1,000 pairs of new socks
& 1 TICKET TO RIDE IN THE SPACE NEEDLE (FOR FELICIA)
“Eddie” SOLD!
150 STARBUCKS CARDS ($5 EACH)
“Felton” SOLD
750 Cans of food for a neighborhood food bank
“Robert” SOLD!
1,000 cans of food for a neighborhood food bank
“Edwin” SOLD
Cereal for a neighborhood food bank
“Ethel” SOLD
1,600 sandwiches
to feed the hungry
“Louis” SOLD
475 new, warm
stocking caps
