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Ready to Go
They moved one antique engine engine into the next room, removed an entire row of equipment display cabinets, and now we are about to cover 2/3 of their historical timeline with the 343 paintings of Better Angels. Official opening on … Continue reading
Posted in Colorado
Tagged 343, 9/11, better angels, Colorado Springs, Dawn Siebel, firefighter, firefighters, firefighters of 9/11, NHDF, paintings, World Trade Center, WTC
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COLORADO SPRINGS 8/31 – 9/11
Getting excited now about bringing the paintings home to Colorado where they began. I could not be more grateful to the Colorado Springs Fire Department, the City of Colorado Springs and the National Homeland Defense Foundation who are 100% responsible … Continue reading
The Things We Learn…
In the WEEKS since I wrote, I’ve been hard hard hard at work on the paintings, the crates, name tags for the Dallas Stair Climb group, and more. In the end I did a little or a lot of work … Continue reading
Posted in Artist's Journey, Colorado
Tagged 343, 9/11, better angels, Colorado Springs, Dawn Siebel, firefighter, firefighters, firefighters of 9/11, LODD, memorial, paintings, World Trade Center
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Room for Improvement
I had thought it would be about 20 paintings that would get just a little more work, but it will be closer to 60. Here are about 50 that are now finished. One by one I will rescan them and … Continue reading
Back in Massachusetts
I have the paintings back with me for the first time since we installed them on their panels in Maryland last June. Between then and now they were either on display or in their crates in their trailer. I am … Continue reading
Posted in Artist's Journey
Tagged 9/11, better angels, Colorado Springs, Dawn Siebel, FDNY, firefighter, firefighters, firefighters of 9/11, paintings, studio, touch up
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Commissioner Cassano Visits BETTER ANGELS
Here is the video the NFFF made about BETTER ANGELS in NYC: [media url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EiQmV0RaY9s]
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Tagged 2 World Financial Center, 343, 9/11, arts/Brookfield, Brookfield Properties, Cassano, Dawn Siebel, FDNY, FDNY Commissioner, firefighter, firefighters, firefighters of 9/11, LODD, Manhattan, memorial, NFFF, paintings, Sal Cassano, World Trade Center, WTC
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TV Interview
http://www.myfoxny.com/video?clipId=7361791&autostart=true Fox News Channel 5 clip from Monday, June 4, 2012 @ Better Angels in NYC.
End of Phase One
Capt. Timothy Stackpole’s brother was our last visitor to the display in New York City. Joe Donovan was one of our Friday volunteers. Here he speaks with a family from Spain. We had many visitors from around the world: Germany, … Continue reading
Commissioner Cassano Visits Better Angels
On Tuesday evening, New York City’s Fire Commissioner, Sal Cassano visited BETTER ANGELS. Here Ron Siarnicki and I join him for the cameras. Cassano with two of our Tuesday volunteers, Tom Neary and Al Cerro, who both drove from … Continue reading
9/11 Memorial out my Window
I was looking out my window for quite a while before I realized I also had a view of the 9/11 Memorial Pool. This one in the footprint of the South Tower.