Dan the founder and creator of www.ZeroGDanno.com sent me this great email I wanted to share and two of his paintings.

YES, Art can save the world.

Art is the truest form of communication. It is personal, it is true and it allows for various interpretations. The child in us is the closest to our true soul as we can ever be. As we grow, we are told (taught) to act like an adult. Grow up! Get serious! And the artist in us is criticized and usually withers up and dies. Few adults feel there is an artist inside them, when each of us has so much to share. Our life is a testament to our experiences and our expression of them. Painting, poetry, dance! One of the small ways that I have attempted to address this issue is with my website, ZeroGDanno.com. It’s a kid’s craft and creation site, with a retro space
theme. Hopefully, boys will be drawn to it by it’s theme and cast of characters who travel the universe sharing craft secrets. And girls will be interested in the creative options that it lays out with colorful, step-by-step directions.

The child in my is alive and very happy. I get to express my emotions and explore my feelings with painting, and various other creative outlets. I recently finished a 20 painting series based on my cancer journals from 2003. And last year, I self-published a children’s book with my partner called "Deep River Dark."

Dan’s Paintings from his cancer journals: