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The Original Sun Reconnects With the Madhouse on McDowell

Drawing makes you see things clearer, and clearer, and clearer still. The image is passing through you in a physiological way, into your brain, into your memory - where it stays - it's transmitted by your hands.”
u2015 Martin Gayford

For “The Original Sun,” drawing is not just an enjoyable hobby; it’s therapeutic.

Suns Ring of Honor member Dick Van Arsdale suffered a serious stroke in 2005. Afterwards, when he wasn’t able to write or speak as well as he had before, he took up art.

Not long after, he fell in love with it.