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Rhenda Saporito

While many artists might shudder at the thought of an empty canvas, likely wondering if the work is good enough before the brush has even touched the piece of tightly-woven fabric, Rhenda Saporito loves the blank space for the very same reason others loathe it: the possibilities are endless, and you don’t yet know what you’ll paint.

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he New Orleans-based artist picks up T a brush and begins to mark the canvas with strokes that respond to one another, letting intuition be her guide. Then, she explains, the brain gets involved and reveals exactly what else needs to be done to finish the piece.

It’s all part of the process, Saporito says, and it’s got nothing to do with painting something that’s flawless. “Many artists say, ‘Well, I don’t have any talent’ or ‘I’m not good enough’ or ‘Somebody’s better than I am,’” she says. “You have to let those things go; those don’t have anything to do with the art process. Perfection is not what we’re striving for; we’re striving to continue the process.” She paints for herself, of course hoping others like her pieces, but at the end of the day, being more concerned about pushing through the process and all its struggles to create pieces that are strong.

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WHITE HOUSE JOINS GLAAD, CELEBRITIES, CORPORATIONS, LANDMARKS AND MILLIONS OF AMERICANS IN ‘GOING PURPLE’ TO SUPPORT LGBT YOUTH ON SPIRIT DAY, OCTOBER 20

New York, NY, October 20, 2011 – Today, the White House joined the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD), celebrities, corporations, media outlets, landmarks and millions of Americans across the nation in supporting lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) youth by ‘going purple’ on Spirit Day.

The White House turned its official Facebook and Twitter photos purple in honor of Spirit Day, and posted a message of support on the official White House Blog. The link to that blog post is here: www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2011/10/20/october-20th-spirit-day

The White House also tweeted, “.@WhiteHouse goes purple for #SpiritDay.”

Tyra Banks, Anderson Cooper, Ellen DeGeneres, Craig Ferguson, Conan O’Brien, Regis Philbin & Kelly Ripa, and Wendy Williams all wore purple on national talk shows, as well as hosts of Access Hollywood, CNBC, E! Online, Good Morning America, MSNBC, Noticiero Telemundo, The Talk, and The View.

Other participants included: Gloria Allred, Sandra Bernhard, Chaz Bono, Cher, Fran Drescher, Mia Farrow, Nancy Grace, Heather Graham, Kathy Griffin, Lukas Haas, Goldie Hawn, Sean Ha