We have taken the #ALSIceBucketChallenge to the next level. This video is about the Jon Imber Memorial #ALSPaintbucketChallenge.
We challenge artists everywhere to tell the stories of ALS. Perhaps get some of your paints and colors on a canvas or page!
Painter Jon Imber died on April 17, 2014 of ALS, after a fiercely prolific year.
He switched to his left hand when he could no longer pain with his right. Then he moved to painting with a brush connected to a dowel attached to a headset, until he could no longer do that. At which point he said goodbye.
He painted the previous self-portrait in 2013. He leaves behind his wife, painter Jill Hoy, his son, Gabriel Imber, and a remarkable body of work.
Please personally support those with ALS and their families with your time and love. Your financial contributions to finding a cure are important.
(Yes, the color is International Klein Blue)
Learn more about Jon's life as an artist, father, husband and beloved member of his community from this Boston Globe article.
