In my notes from Roy and his wife, one statement was written bigger and bolder than anything else. They both felt like they always had to hide behind a mask. They couldn't show their true hurt or sickness, or how they really felt about anything. For some reason, the real world doesn't accept that. We just want to see the smiles and good times when it comes to cancer. Then, it clicked! I was wearing my own mask in my own way dealing with this painting. I was trying to pack so much information and memories into this piece, make it absolutely perfect and really make Roy and Karen proud of what I had done. That made me lose sight of what got me here to begin with. So I took my nervous, has-to-be-perfect, mask off and just painted. I didn't over-think a specific part; I trusted my gut and just followed my passion. My painting is an abstract portrait of Roy taking his mask off to reveal his true self. But look carefully because, it is more than just that. The mask is actually made to resemble his wife, to represent her struggle as well. The periwinkle colors in the mask are a representation of his cancer's color. Both Roy and his wife travel for their careers so there are two negative space skylines to represent the distance that sometimes put extra burden on their already crazy situation. I titled it, "Unmasked," because I feel it was one of the biggest hurdles for the two of them to deal with, and taking my mask off for the painting was mine. Shipping rates may apply if unable to pick-up night of the event.">Jason Felde, "Unmasked,"30"W-48"H-1.5"D, Acrylic on gallery wrapped canvas

In my notes from Roy and his wife, one statement was written bigger and bolder than anything else. They both felt like they always had to hide behind a mask. They couldn't show their true hurt or sickness, or how they really felt about anything. For some reason, the real world doesn't accept that. We just want to see the smiles and good times when it comes to cancer. Then, it clicked! I was wearing my own mask in my own way dealing with this painting. I was trying to pack so much information and memories into this piece, make it absolutely perfect and really make Roy and Karen proud of what I had done. That made me lose sight of what got me here to begin with. So I took my nervous, has-to-be-perfect, mask off and just painted. I didn't over-think a specific part; I trusted my gut and just followed my passion. My painting is an abstract portrait of Roy taking his mask off to reveal his true self. But look carefully because, it is more than just that. The mask is actually made to resemble his wife, to represent her struggle as well. The periwinkle colors in the mask are a representation of his cancer's color. Both Roy and his wife travel for their careers so there are two negative space skylines to represent the distance that sometimes put extra burden on their already crazy situation. I titled it, "Unmasked," because I feel it was one of the biggest hurdles for the two of them to deal with, and taking my mask off for the painting was mine. Shipping rates may apply if unable to pick-up night of the event.