Brushstrokes of Love

When Abington Heights High School senior Irene Torresani first saw the picture of the young child whose portrait she was to paint, she was immediately moved.

"I want to capture their eyes more than anything because that is what makes it look like them and what makes it personal and more than just a drawing," she said. "You think of what their life is like when you're doing it. It is a nice connection we get to have with them, even though we are so far away and on the opposite side of the world."

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  • Brushstrokes of Love
  • A Place for Reflection
  • Around Town for Thursday, May 23, 2013
  • A 'Merry' Good Time


 

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Brushstrokes of Love

When Abington Heights High School senior Irene Torresani first saw the picture of the young child whose portrait she was to paint, she was immediately moved. "I want to capture their eyes more than anything because that is what makes it look like them a

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