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Sidney Glickfeld- Winds of ChangeDescription
Ninety-five-year-old Sid Glickfeld was born in San Francisco. He and his British-born wife, Helen, met at a dance here, and have been married for 62 years. They had two daughters and one son, and now include their “grandcat,” Bagel, in their family. After retirement they enjoyed cruising and traveling together.
Sid, an avid stamp collector with an inquiring mind, taught math and history in high school and has a great passion for geology—all of which are reflected in his art. He started out painting geometric circles and rectangles and moved on to another fascination of his–the way rocks are structured. “I love to capture the intensity of colors in the mineral world,” he says, and enjoys trying different backgrounds in his paintings.
His passion extends to the sky and the forces of nature also—to the power of thunder and lightning. “I wonder,” he asks, “what the ancients thought of it,” and hypothesizes, “Maybe someday we’ll use the power of it for our own electricity.”
Helen describes Sid as a “very kind and lovable person” with a great sense of humor, who is always helpful to other people.
