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"My primary goal is to produce an art- work that leaves something of beauty and depth while enabling and challenging people to think and see differently." Weingarden, whose paintings have been sold to private collec- tors, periodically works on com- mission. Recent projects completed at his own direction will be in a one-man show sched- uled in September at Miller's Art Center in Ferndale. The artist's religious back- ground has been reflected in a handful of paintings he has done either on commission or as for friends. He has presented per- sonalized representations of Abra- ham and Isaac, Moses with the Burning Bush and King David. "I won't part with certain por- traits of my wife and certain por- traits of friends who are dear to me until I surpass them with new work," said Weingarden, who also teaches private students. He writes short stories as an- other artistic pursuit, occasional- ly joining with an informal group of friends — artists, poets, musi- cians — to put on multimedia events in coffeehouses around the area. One show featured jazz mu- sicians improvising sounds to a slide presentation of his paintings. Although painting is what he does to support himself, "I don't like the word 'professional' when it comes to an artist," Weingarten said. "I think there's a better word — vocation or calling, which can be more richly textured. The word profession means what I do for a living, while vocation or call- ing is what I do for an inner or spiritual motive in terms of the contribution I want to make." On a very personal level, Weingar- den tries to make a social contri- bution through his involvement with the Theosophical Society of Detroit, a group that explores is- sues relating to universal broth- erhood, ethics and the realization of individual potential. Earlier this month, he was interviewed by TV-2 news about his beliefs concerning other forms of life in the universe. "I think the art of portraiture is just beginning," he said. "As humanity evolves to greater sensitivity and our awareness and perceptions deep- en, the art of portrait painting will deepen as well." ❑ -/ c-t/ N rN N