{"id":4033,"date":"2015-04-24T08:35:44","date_gmt":"2015-04-24T15:35:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hyattmoore.com\/egallery\/?p=4033"},"modified":"2015-04-26T13:38:08","modified_gmt":"2015-04-26T20:38:08","slug":"art-of-recovery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hyattmoore.com\/egallery\/2015\/04\/24\/art-of-recovery\/","title":{"rendered":"Art of Recovery"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Susan B. Anthony Recovery Center in Pembroke, Florida, treats women in addiction with a very high success rate. This is part because of their multiple, tested approaches, their long (six month to two year) residence program,\u00a0and their commitment to keep the children with the mothers during treatment. This month Anne and I were invited to a\u00a0celebration of recent graduates.<\/p>\n

\"Graduates-more\"<\/a><\/p>\n

These are some of the graduates who are already out in the community, working jobs, making their contributions, raising their children. If you recognize some of my paintings on the wall, they were\u00a0the beginning of the connection\u00a0between us.<\/p>\n

\"SBA-Building\"<\/a><\/p>\n

The architectural rendering gives an idea of the size of the place. Not shown are other off-site residences.<\/h6>\n

Our relationship with Susan B. Anthony Recovery started when Dean Dalbery, the new CEO, wanted to\u00a0“re-face” the organization did a Google search for abstract images\u00a0of women and children. A number of my paintings popped up and he contacted me. Basically he was seeking\u00a0permission to use electronic files of a few pieces for their printed materials.<\/p>\n

What he couldn’t know was how just that morning I’d been in\u00a0the Biblical book of Proverbs (11:25)–“A generous man will prosper.” It seemed like a basis for a business plan; I committed to look for ways. When this call came, and I got a sense of the solidness of the work they are doing, I decided to give them not just permission, or even a painting, but an gallery of paintings. To experience\u00a0the results of that, the paintings all handsomely arranged on their walls, was a big\u00a0part of our being invited to Florida.<\/p>\n

For a sense of their excitement about it all, here’s a brief video after\u00a0they opened the crate back in January.<\/p>\n