Discovered
Tuesday, August 17 2010
DISCOVERED
Ray Matthews and Janet Hubbard
Ray Matthews captured his memories of South Hill, Virginia on canvas for years and tucked the paintings away in his apartment. He worked low-wage jobs and continued to paint. It was when he sold one painting to the local general store to get some money for medicine for his mom that Janet Hubbard took notice and set out to meet Ray. She fell in love with his work and helped give Ray his very first gallery opening. She also convinced him to enter a prestigious local art show. Dick Gordon talks to Ray and Janet about their unexpected partnership, the art contest results and how they're dealing with the sudden popularity of Ray's work.
- Explore Ray's artwork
- See Ray’s award-winning painting, "Main Street"
- Music in this story includes Dancing in the Sunny South and Singing Birds, performed by Paul Brown for the album Red Clay Country
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tOE-cHECKER
Mel Miskimen
Mel Miskimen has been listening to our series about summer jobs and how they can change us. Mel just knew she had to tell us about her job as a "toe checker" at the local pool after graduating from high school. It involved looking carefully at all kinds of people - and their feet. Mel tells Dick how she used this low-paying job to take revenge on middle school snobs and pay her way through college.
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