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Artist Bio Todd Krasovetz
A professional painter for more than 16 years,
did his former art study at the El Paso Community
College and went on tho graduate with a BFA
from NMSU.
" When I paint I try to capture the essence
of the subject. I want the painting to have
a heart and soul. When the public and anyone
in the military views my paintings, I want
them to see and feel what I was feeling when
I painted the artwork,” he says. Emmitt Smith,
a former Dallas Cowboy running back, and Michael
Jordan, a former Chicago Bull guard, are among
his earlier paintings.
The original painting “Wings of Hope” is in
the Naval Hospital at Camp Pendleton, Calif.
It is a limited edition of 5,000 prints. The
original was unveiled Sept. 21, 2001, to mark
the 11th annual commemoration of POW/MIA (Prisoner
of War/ Missing in Action). Wings OF Hope
is a Military Art painting and print series
for servicemen, women and families. The painting
depicts a fallen service member carrying his
weapon being pulled to safety by a medical
corpsman. “When I began this painting in March
2001, I didn’t know that this painting would
be so appropriate for today, especially after
9/11 and Operations Noble Eagle, Enduring
Freedom, and Iraqi Freedom,” Krasovetz said.
“Wings of Hope” symbolizes the strength and
brotherhood of the services. Even though,
the models were from the U.S. Navy, they can
represent any member of the armed forces.
Soldiers, airmen, sailors, and Marines risk
their lives in the protection of freedom and
to save their fellow service members.
The painting was completed shortly before
9/11. His brother Scott was the inspiration
for the “Wings of Hope.” Scott has been a
Navy corpsman for more than seven years now.
Recently, Krasovetz donated a copy of “Wings
of Hope” to Garland D. Nichols, a Army nurse.
She says that the "Wings Of Hope"
military art painting expresses so much of
what military doctors, nurses and medics do
on the battlefield in taking care of soldiers.
Even though “Wings of Hope” dates before Operation
Iraqi Freedom it is so appropriate in showing
the sacrifices of the AMEDD (Army Medical
Department) service men and women. They unselfishly
put themselves in harms way to save a fellow
service member in combat “I thought it would
be selfish of me to keep the “Wings of Hope”
painting in my home. I decided to donate it
to the Beaumont Department of Nursing in honor
of Nurses Week – May 6-12,” she says. “
I want all members of the Beaumont staff to
enjoy and appreciate the meaning of the painting
as I do.” Continuing, Garland says that the
painting also goes with this year’s theme
for Nurses Week: Lifting Spirits, Touching
Lives.“This painting is a reflection of what
soldiers think of ‘combat medics.’” They are
angels who place themselves in Harms Way to
recover those who are wounded in battle, says
Capt. Marvetta M. Walker, RN, Beaumont interim
deputy chief of staff. The medic’s quick reaction
on the battlefield begins the recovery process
for this wounded soldier.” It is touching
to see a soldier provide care to a fellow
soldier on the battlefield. Krasovetz says
that the painting is very appropriate for
Beaumont because wounded and sick soldiers
are evacuated here from various missions for
further treatment and recovery. His next painting
“Savior in a Storm” will be unveiled at Camp
Pendleton in June.Wings of Hope honors all
service men and women worldwide in all branched
of the military in any country worldwide.
Above:
Wings Of Hope: Naval Hospital Camp Pendleton,CA
2001
1 October 2004: Bridgeport CA - Artist Todd
Krasovetz unveils a painting of U.S. Navy
Hospital Corpsman Richard D. De Wert at the
Bridgeport Medical Clinic dedication ceremony.
De Wert was awarded the Medal of Honor posthumously
for his life-saving actions that caused him
to be wounded and killed during World War
II. The painting will hang in the clinic’s
patient waiting area.
Above:
Medal Of Honor: Richard DeWert
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