A Personal Story Behind the Photo to Painting

 

Every day we receive many wonderful letters from customers who have used Paint Your Life to capture important moments in their lives. 

Here's a letter from Michael Dilios that I want to share with you:

"Dear PaintMyLife.com:
 
I want to thank you for the remarkable painting you made from a very special picture I had which holds many memories to me. 
 
The person in my painting is my father. In that picture, I was right behind him going up to a special place in the mountains in village of Politsani in Albania. My father escaped from Albania in 1957, leaving his family behind and seeking a better life in the United States. 

He has many stories going back to his childhood, living through World War II and the whole process associated with escaping.  All of these stores have shaped my life to what I am today. 

Below is the painting on our wall.  We will cherish this for years and years to come.  My hopes will be to pass it on to family with many stories of my lifelong trip:



 

 "This summer (August 2007), I had the unique opportunity to go back to my father’s old village in Albania.  I was also fortunate to do so with my Father and Uncle (both of which escaped together).  The trip ended up being more than what I could have ever imagined.  Every story I was told for most of my life all of a sudden became real.  I found places where my father had carved his name when he was 15 years old (He is now 78), and many old timers told me stories of the suffering my family there in Albania endured under the hands of communism and from the consequences of my father’s escape. 


oregano for the picking.  The last time he was there he was 26 years old.  My experience helped fuel a website that has many photos of my trip:

http://www.politsani.com/vacationphotos.asp




Below is the painting on our wall.  We will cherish this for years and years to come.  My hopes will be to pass it on to family with many stories of my lifelong trip:



I want to thank everyone at PaintYourLife.com for helping us created a life-long memory.

Sincerely,

Michael Dilios"

 

Michael's story relates just one of thousands of significant  moments in one family's journey.
 
I'm sure you have important events in your life that you'd like to immortalize in an painting.  Find out what Paint Your Life can do to help.
 
Jack
Paint Your Life

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