Self-Portraits by PACE CNY Participants Shown in Skaneateles

06/06/2011

For more than two months, participants in PACE CNY, Loretto’s Program of All-inclusive Care for the Elderly in cooperation with St. Joseph’s Hospital Health Center, developed their artistic skills by painting self-portraits under the instruction of Dezi Strodel, PACE CNY art therapist, of Skaneateles. Strodel guided participants through the process of first sketching, then transferring their sketches to canvas and finally adding paint.

To celebrate the success of their portraits, participants enjoyed a visit to Skaneateles Bakery, where their artwork was displayed for the community to view during national Older Americans Month in May. The participants also enjoyed lunch and a walk nearby the lake.

Pictured is Loretto PACE CNY participant Carrie Butler, of Syracuse, with her self-portrait that recently hung in the Skaneateles Bakery during national Older Americans Month in May.