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.
Graffiti artist Jeff St.Pierre works on a mural featuring a crying eye with the icons of the whaling city reflected in its pupil, surrounded by coronavirus spores.  He and fellow graffiti artist, Ryan McFee, are painting the piece on a building adjacent to the Custom House Square in New Bedford with the hope of eventually replacing the spores with flowers are the virus is defeated.   PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
Graffiti artist Jeff St.Pierre works on a mural featuring a crying eye with the icons of the whaling city reflected in its pupil, surrounded by coronavirus spores.  He and fellow graffiti artist, Ryan McFee, are painting the piece on a building adjacent to the Custom House Square in New Bedford with the hope of eventually replacing the spores with flowers are the virus is defeated.   PHOTO PETER PEREIRA