Art Heals Hearts 2026

Poppies leaning into the wind, standing off the panel thick enough to cast their own shadows. Bluebonnets packed so tight the field becomes a wall. Six new and returning works for The Ecumenical Center’s evening of art that heals; every purchase benefits the Therapeutic Arts Institute of South Texas.

Thursday, October 8, 2026 — 6:30 to 9 pm

The Ecumenical Center, 8310 Ewing Halsell Drive, San Antonio

Earlier that same evening, 6 to 8 pm, I’m showing new super impasto at The Artisan Trail of Texas, featuring Hausmann Millworks, on the Larder Patio at Hotel Emma. Come to both.

The Work

Congregations, After Mary Oliver, “Poppies” — triptych; 25 x 25.5, 12.5 x 25 x 2, and 24.5 x 7 x 2 in; acrylic on cradled wood panel; first showing

That Blue Mania — 12 x 12 in; in a plein air gold frame

Fields Aflame — 13 x 7 in; acrylic on cradled birch panel

Bluebonnet Jam — 12.5 x 6.5 in; acrylic on cradled birch panel

Bluebonnet Wall — 12.75 x 4.5 x 2 in

Petite Poppy 1, 2, and 3 — 3.5 x 3.5 x 2 in each; acrylic on panel