The adopter, Richard Laurence Baron, writes:

When I got the word from FAAN, I was mighty pleased: “Congratulations on adopting ‘Carcinaquaria with Toys’ by Carol Radsprecher!”

Getting to know the artist via the adoption process was rewarding. Receiving the painting this past Wednesday was...a joy. I have realized that I am used to, and gravitate toward, the dramatic in modern painting. Carol’s work has less drama than I expected, but quite a bit of sly humor in it and that makes me smile.

You can go to www.signalwriter.blogspot.com to read about the entire experience. I'm grateful to Carol Radsprecher, Adam Simon and FAAN for making this kind of interactive process such a treat.

Of course, some people would say that Houston has its own artists - but no one else down here has a Radsprecher!