Colors of Hope Art Gallery

Art Description:
Aldo, also known as Don Aldo to those close to him, was born and raised in Guatemala. He is a self taught artist who enjoys sharing his talents with those around him. Through his art and belief in God, Don Aldo found the strength and resilience to overcome a twenty year drug addiction and to survive his five year battle with CML. For the last twenty years, Don Aldo has served his community as a missionary. He lives in Guatemala City with his caring wife and three sons.

Artist's Message:
In his words, "This drawing represents the two possibilities we have in life. On one side the faith in God, hope, Glivec and life. And on the other side, illness, leukemia, discouragement, sadness, death."

Art Description:
The submitted artwork is an indian woman, who is taking her produce to the market, the food to heal the body, which comes from the soil, sown and harvested by her. With what she receives she will attend to her family, and will continue like this for days, months, years. With immense love for everyone, producing the daily food. The bes way to maximize life. With affection and dedication, from the crib, when they are sick, sad or healthy. Through time, harvesting what the soil gives us so that we can nourish healthily, trying to be happy and joyful in spite of all the adversities, the sun will always shine. Ma. Inés.

Art Description:
I like to draw Antigua Guatemala because it is a beautiful city with the volcano in the landscape

Art Description:
She is 19 years old; her father has leukemia. The red and black background symbolizes the dark episode in her life, when his father received the diagnosis. The colors represents all the people who go through your life, all the people who enlightens it.

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This drawing shows how we can always enjoy the beauty of nature to maximize life

Art Description:
Max gives a new life to the Patient and gives courage to entire family of patient.

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Here lighting of a candle denotes a strong promise and an earnest effort to overcome any challenge in one's life.

Artist's Message:
As light removes darkness similarly the knowledge regarding Cancer removes fear of it. The more you know about it less you feared. The brilliance of the light does not diminish despite its repeated use to light many more candles. Similarly knowledge does not lessen when shared with or imparted to others. On the contrary it increases in clarity and conviction on giving. It benefits both the receiver and the giver. So spread the knowledge regarding cancer to as many people as you can because by doing this you are removing the myth/fear from their minds. NOW CANCER IS CURABLE.

Art Description:
Shows various angles of creation - cruel (disease), happiness and love ( TMF/NVS) and the light ( Glivec) gives sunshine.

Artist's Message:
Gift light and sunshine to the world and make others happy.

Art Description:
Encouragement and emotional support is very necessary for patient’s recovery.

Artist's Message:
I am a CML patient when I meet with other patients I give them hope, love and emotional support. I see a satisfaction on their faces with this help I forget my pains and forget my disease. Always think in positive way and provide emotional support to other patients.

Art Description:
We are so tired and hopeless when we know that we have got CML, we would like to run away from the disease but we actually could not. However, when we got the treatment and become healthy, the brighter hope comes back. We have new life in the same body.

Artist's Message:
I would like to encourage everyone who lives with CML to fight together. We are lucky. I hope and pray for everyone to be healthy. Do not let your heart and mind get sick.