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CHARLES DORNOFF - memorial commission by Ethan Shvartzman

Artist: Ethan Shvartzman (All)

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Snapshot of my mom’s art piece from Ethan

Ethan (artist) and Grace

Grace reaction to art

Grace seeing art for first time

Visiting Grace before presenting art

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Title:	CHARLES DORNOFF - memorial commission by Ethan Shvartzman
Artist:	Ethan Shvartzman (All)
Media Type:	Paint - Watercolor
Art Type:	Commission
For Sale Status:	NFS
Views:	178
Likes on CAF:	5 6
Comments:	9
Added to Site:	5/6/2024
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CHARLES DORNOFF - memorial commission by Ethan Shvartzman

My partner, Ethan, is a water color artist and he did this memorial commission piece to remember my dad who passed away in May of 2007.

This piece is priceless and made with lots of love. It started as an idea to make a painting for my mom a few years ago. I wanted to have him use his talents to create a piece for my mom to enjoy at her place. It eventually led him to create this practice run piece that turned out beautiful and a treasured gift for my Aunt Grace before she passed away, so she could remember her brother as she transitioned from this life into the next.

It was created on June 6th, 2021; given to my Aunt Grace on June 10th; I saw my aunt a few more times til July 5th, which was the last day I saw her before I had to leave for a film project in New Orleans, called WE HAVE A GHOST. She then passed away on August 1st, 2021. This is an emotional piece, but the blessings the art gave my aunt is sentiments of joy that I’ll treasure for the rest of my life. She had tears of joy, so full of emotion, she clutched the painting hard and was so thrilled to have the likeness of her brother in art to remember him daily. My aunt was also an artist and studied under SR CORITA KENT, when she was at Immaculate Heart College, she turned her talents to teach art to elementary school kids.

Working in watercolor is really difficult medium from what I’ve seen, Ethan has worked really hard on precision in a medium that is very uncontrollable, especially depending on the type of brushes, paper, binding agents, granularity of size and natural pigment materials used to create the paint. The blooms you can sometimes get are gorgeous and the bleeding edges unique, but really hard to recreate. When he paints a piece, it’s usually a start to finish in the single sitidown to do it, since rewetting and layering the art can potentially alter the layers underneath. He’s learned a lot in his technique and loves experimenting with various colors and how they react.

Ethan is extremely critical of his art and has a hard time moving past the flaws he sees, but the emotion both he and I experienced when Grace grabbed onto the art and cried, gave him an understanding that it doesn’t have to be perfect and the emotional very personal payoff for a piece like this is priceless. It was hard to say goodbye to my aunt, but knowing the joy she got from Ethan’s art made the time immeasurable. I attached a few pictures of the moments. Art being this powerful and personal is unlike anything else in my collection and happy to now use this piece at home to memorialize both my dad and his sister, my aunt Grace Dornoff.

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Rick W
Member Since 2017

2 - Posted on 5/6/2024

Wonderful remembrance.

James S
Member Since 2017

1 - Posted on 5/6/2024

Special piece, James.

K Gearon
Member Since 2011

1 - Posted on 5/6/2024

What a memorial, James, and glad so many people experienced some joy out of it. Great job, Ethan!

Marcus Wai
Member Since 2005

1 - Posted on 5/6/2024

When artwork has a greater meaning and purpose! Every step, from the creation to the appreciation, has memories and spirit tied to it.

André .
Member Since 2015

1 - Posted on 5/6/2024

❤️

Eranga Devasurendra
Member Since 2020

1 - Posted on 5/7/2024

What a sweet and meaningful piece, James. Tell Ethan not to fret - he created something special that reached its intended emotional destination and beyond.

Michael Hosey
Member Since 2004

1 - Posted on 5/10/2024

Grace looked over the moon. What a lovely story.

Comicart Boston
Member Since 2010

1 - Posted on 5/18/2024

Nothing in this world is perfect. But what this wonderful piece of art did for your Aunt comes close to it.

S. H!!
Member Since 2023

1 - Posted on 5/28/2024

That's a wonderful story and your partner created a fantastic piece of art. Those photos really show how intensely personal art can be and it's great that your aunt got the chance to truly enjoy it.

Also: your dad's shirt is rad

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