Artist Deborah Macy enjoys a good laugh at something David says as he works on his painting.  David Danis, who has Down syndrome, attends his weekly art class with local artist Deborah Macy at her studio in New Bedford, MA.
A small bird is on the lookout for the whale atop the whaling ship weathervane of the Seamen's Bethel in downtown New Bedford, MA.  The whale is the weathervane of the Whaling Museum in the distance. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
A small bird is on the lookout for the whale atop the whaling ship weathervane of the Seamen's Bethel in downtown New Bedford, MA.  The whale is the weathervane of the Whaling Museum in the distance. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA