Last week Pastelito and I went to the Art from the Streets annual show and sale at the Austin Resource Center for the Homeless and we managed to score this beautiful painting* by artist Howard Cook.
The show gives an opportunity to homeless artists to sell the work they've created throughout the year. This is how the organization describes the program:
AFTS is a volunteer-run program that provides a safe and encouraging environment where the positive spirit and creativity of homeless people is nurtured through artistic expression.
Man, this is the reason I love Austin. By organizing events like this they manage to make art available to all and help others at the same time. And like one of the volunteers said, some of the artists are just amazingly talented (Pat Bailey and Dennis Williams come to mind). And of course, Cook. We were totally fascinated by his art. This dude is so prolific! His acrylics are mostly abstracts, and he has this series of male faces that is so cool and haunting.
Although this was a one-time thing, one of the volunteers told us we can try and contact the artist directly.
Cool!
* Sorry about the glare
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