April 21, 2008 Dear Mrs. Zahavy-Mittelman, I am a youth growing up in the country. I yearn for a refreshing niche for myself. I go to a junior high called South Cache and I am in the ninth grade. I looked around on the internet for ‘abstract artists’, your name was among others with a sample of your art. Yours was the first I clicked on. The picture, I believe, was from your scream series; “My Scream 4″. It stirred up some memories of my own and I was drawn in, immediately curious. Now, I will tell you something that happens daily but is not very pleasant. Because you declared to the world your personal story of your car crash I feel that you should hear back from someone who has also been in a car crash. For those were the memories your painting conjured from the depths of my mind, pushed to a part in my brain that remembers every little detail, every desperate scream but let’s no one on the outside hear. You’ve inspired me to let the outsiders hear me through my own painting. Make them feel what I feel, know what I know. The pure desperation, terror and maybe even hope I feel when I look at your paintings is a relief. I also am interested in your painting, “The Mystery of The Pink Rose”. It reminds me of a book being read all at once on a canvas. A whole story is laid before the eyes of your audience; to soak it in, to relish every moment. One of those stories that leaves you hanging at the end with no hope of a sequel. The author allowing the reader to use his/her imagination; letting it flow to a rhythm that would usually belong to a young child; with a mind that’s uncontaminated, \’un-influenced\’. Your art makes me see things in a fresh perspective, an \’un-influenced\’ mind. Thank you so much for reading this letter, taking time away from your schedule to read the thoughts of a stranger. I hope to be able to see your work in person at an art gallery someday. Thank you again, Mrs. Sincerely, Caroline H. Ramsey Mr. Petersen’s art class 10 South 480 West Hyrum, Utah 84319
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