the heart yearns.........

so much pain on the prettiest pink background. Hugs from me too.

thnx

Life is hard sometimes.I guess courage runs in the family ,have sclerosis is terribleand so suffering.The painting shows a great deal of mouvement and stillness at the same time ,life stop them in spite of their effort.I say that because of the roots trying to stop the wheels and the blood on the floor.Do they have help from a care center or something.I’m so sad for them….

This is a very powerful piece helene.
My prayers to you and yours.

I can see why your work, “takes no Prisoners”!!! Keep ‘em commin, my friend.

Helene: Love your style. great art work.

so sad but your work is awsome :)

wow..very emotional but healing at the same time.

INCREDIBLY POIGNIANT ! ! ! !

that is a fantastic painting. and an incredible story. some of us just don’t know how lucky we are. love to your sis.

Damn, painful. I can see that you have poured your soul into this work. I wish peace to you and your sister. Much love to you

Your story brought me to tears; your sister is a very courageous woman… your painting has more than words can say…

Even as a stand-alone this is a very impressive piece of art.

Your painting and story is very moving. Thank you for sharing it with us. I can identify with the situation inasmuch as I live with postpolio syndrome and have been in a wheelchair now about 10 years. I originally had polio at the age of 3. My heart goes out to you and your loved ones.

you are an incredible artist – this would be an awesome piece of art without the story behind it, with the story, well, i send you love, condolences and peace.

Painting the dark and painful things in life is hard to do. Yet we must do it.
This piece is very strong.

Very beautifuly dome… so emotive. she is in my prayers.

sorry, I meant “done”,

this is soooooooooo good! fantastic portfolio,

your art is beautiful!

Beautiful…

Sorry to hear it, my condolences to you and your loved ones, your story brought me tears, I’m drawing my mom who passed away 14 years ago, and I have tears too when I’m drawing her, I feel your pain, it’s not easy to loose a loved one, especially if you see them suffer. If you need to talk you can email me.

Feelings, only feelings….One can live without the 4 senses…One cannot live without feelings.
This is what your art does for my heart..it makes it feel.

wow very inspirational

Amazing tribute. Beautiful color and choice of imagery. Full of pain and strength. Peace and hope to you both.

True love exudes from this painting….the love between the couple and from the artist who sees them. Very moving. I cry from being touched by you.

Really powerful.

Extremely poignant. Very emotional. Lovely composition.

Angels were looking through that window too.

Wonderful work!

This is so sad, but beautiful. Best wishes to you and your family.

Sorry I’m so late with condolences for your sister and family.
She is a strong and loving, caring person. I admire her immensely,
and you as well for putting such a family matter out there for all
of us to see true love and genuine caring for another human being.
Your work is powerful, carries a profound message and I love it all.
Only in the last few years of my life have I learned that helping others.
listening patiently, ceasing with the judgment calls, stepping outside
of me and merely giving another a smile heals thy own heart and gives
me an incredible sense of love for every human on this planet.
After all, we are here for such a short while so why waste precious
time wallowing in self pity, building lifelong resentments and avoiding
the spirit of peace and love. Acceptance of the hard fact that LIFE is not all
Ozzie and Harriet or Miss America or The Terminator, is sometimes
impossible for some to do. Your sister should have an award!

Very powerful and touching Helene.

Very nice work Helen and thank you so much for your decription and reasoning for the painting,
From your description I can look at the painting and feel the emotion behind it. My deepest simpathy to you and your sister, she is a wonderful person and is truely a blessed angel on this earth, multiple sclerosis is such a terrible thing yet your sister has not let it beat her. My prayers are with you , your sister, and your family. Thank you for sharing this wonderful work with all of RB and the Current Issues Group.
Ruben Flan

My condolences to you and your sister. Illness and loss are so very painful. You’re brave to have shared both your writing and this amazing painting witih us. Thank you.

wow. Beautiful, fascinating, very cool. great work.

power and courage through love, great piece

This is very powerful and beautful at the sametime.
you have me in tears … your a brave person and a very loving one too
your writting and artwork are beautiful

I’m finding it difficult to describe how great this is. I completely feel it. Even without your beautiful description all the emotions and symbolism are truly evident. Great composition – I get a sense of feeling trapped and the tragically unused dolls say a great deal in themselves. Poignant work Helene.

beyond words… Fantastic and moving

This is emotional, and remind’s me of a sick freind I have but no longer see. He is wheelchair bound to with many illnesses. At one time he wanted a tricycle so he could experience some freedom within his confinement.

I was the same, all I could do was give him some of my art, and did a drawing that I kept called red cross push bike.

A very touching and amazing piece of art Helene. Dennis

agree with all what can I say,just so full of meanings.and words

This is so moving Helene. I can relate to it 100% as my daughter is also in a wheelchair following a car accident. I can understand completely how difficult it would have been to paint it – artisitcally it is brilliant.

Makes me think about Frida Khalo painting…....fabulous…even if this painting talks about illnesses…hope everybody is fine…strength is in us,in you,in them…

Beautiful tones.

This is such a touching piece Helene. Really beautiful.

This is a very powerfull painting even without your explanation, but your writing really does help us to understand it more. I’m sorry about all the pain you and your family have been through.

Amazing work, you have a wonderful way of telling a story through paint, like no other.

oh Helene my heart goes out to you and your sister, i did cry when i read your story and this painting is an amazing tribute of how hard a time these two have had … the symbolism is very understandable and i find this image totally heart stopping …. just an excellent and poignant work of ART!!!!!!!!

I was going to favourite it..
but suddenly it as too full of frivolity.
This is not a matter of likes and dislikes…
But compassion and undesrstanding..
One of my borthers… seven years older than me… and my favourite.. until Lie for whatever reasons separated us…. or we lost our intimate contact….died from ELA at age 58. He did not have time to use any wheelchair… so I find that your sister is a heroine…and though time has passed since his spouse passed away… I sent her my company… my love…And you… my dear…. you have taken a path… and can see that it heals your soul. I oncce told you that your work remembered me a lot to Frida Kahlo´s..
all I can see is that here… you have turned the crippled body of a woman into a wheelchair… so you have humanized an artifact that can be the difference between selfdenial and selfrespect.
Rosa (your work is really “impresionante”, raw and utmost compassionate. Thanks for your visit dear helene)

Helene this is both tragic and wonderful, so very real in your expression and you show such strength. I’m glad to have the link to your work, I’ll be looking in often.
Yes Layers of Love fits well with this oxo

My thoughts with your sister through her strength, sorrow,courage and on going struggle.

lots of love

This really touched me. I am sorry for your sadness but admire your positivity in the admiration of your sister. Gods Blessings to you.

Helen, my heart is breaking when I read of your sister’s plight. What beautiful spirit she has to be so loving and giving even in her own pain. I do hope she is healed or gets relief soon. You have touched my heart Helene.

man what a story Helene. heart breaking, how can think of one’s own suffering when confronted with this.

tx helene, and depression rules if one doesn’t somehow “down load” it. Your works are very confronting, they don’t come across as surreal to me, so much as dreams, but dreams are real for me also.

dear helen, thank you for such deep painting. It is fasinating what you are able to bring alive. i am interesting in simbolism as well and when i feel strong pain my work of art always full of simbols.

a very touching and thought provoking image … I hope your sister is doing better and is moving forward through her grief and sorrow.

A very powerful image Helene, thank you for creating it and telling your sister’s story. Hugs …

Helene this is such a poignant, powerful and brilliant work. Your love and compassion, the bravery and the tragedy of the situation all cry out from the paint. Love to you ..xx

This is a wonderful painting and made all the more so after reading the sad story behind the image. My thoughts are with you and your sister at this very sad time. Hugs to you both.

The tears flow
Nothing can be worse than an artist losing the ability to express themselves and the world in which they live.
Due to a childhood accident I am often in pain. Some days worse than others. We often fail to appreciate what we have until it is truly taken away. My heart goes out to them and many millions in the same place.

truly touching and should serve as a reminder to all of us to appreciate each and every moment. i have watched my aunt deteriorate from alzheimers, and i cannot express in words how much i miss talking with her… now she no longer recognizes me or her son who she had cared for, for many years due to being both mentally and physically challenged… takes great courage to express yur soul, heart, in this way…

oh my god ruizie when i was a kid we used to say there but for the grace of god go i this is a time to say it so much sadness in all of our lives i took care of my wife 7 years while she was dying and she was 8 years younger then me so all have been touched by life unfairness lord we need some kind of faith to keep from getting bitter and quiting some times i get mad at people who blow thier lifes away boo hooing how bad they have it, but then i know nothing is my business and i go on, and blessc them you do great making art to tell your story ruiz keep telling it one day you will be ona wall some where where crowds willsee helenes life on canvas we are in strange hands we don,t know of our go saids we rule but we don,t keep it going never stop

Heavy, hard and difficult to read….and to view when you know about the subject.
Nature is a cruel and unyielding opponent, Helene.

This painting is highly symbolic of the struggle in your description.
A difficult painting for you to create, but I would think you got some positive therapy (as I do) from the execution (albeit difficult) of the creative process.

Keep well, my friend.

somehow, I always find myself going through your gallery over and over again…I’m drawn to your works….luv ‘em all…......hugs H…..’till my next visit…....!!

So much pain, strength and love in this painting. My father died 2 years ago from a slow and cruel condition and the pain and heartbreak of watching him slowly deteriorate cannot be put in words.
Amazing work Helene.
My thoughts and prayers are with you and yours.

woooowwww fabolous

. A wondeful painting Ruiz. . Be proud to have made thius.I find the transluscent quality of light very thought provoking ,yet light in spirit ,which helps me to rest my mind on the painful ,sad,emotional content of this painting

such a strong image and all the more graphic in detail after reading your words – thank you for sharing lovingkindness :)

Chills and tears, simultaneous. Chills for the inevitability of life’s turns and surprises, and tears to combine with your own.

i am staring at the cold chills on my arms after reading your words and studying this image. you got to my emotions, and wow- you are talented!

your work amazed me. and i can truly relate to what you are sharing thru this piece.. your love ones are your beating hearts in life. very powerful work!

Maravilloso! Amazing work helene! as usual!

this is an exceptional painting, without the story behind it, but thankyou for the insight. MS is a horrible condition. As a carer for people with disabilities, i encounter it regularly. Love to your sister and her man xx

Helene … yes keep painting them …so powerful .. thank you very much – it is an encouragement ….