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FAIRFIELD-SUISUN, CALIFORNIA St. Petersburg artist Margaret Bayalis adds detail to the eyes of a portrait at her home studio. She paints the portraits of people who have died from COVID-19 and gives them to loved ones free of charge. (Douglas R. Clifford/Tampa Bay Times/TNS) Artist paints portraits of those who died of Covid-19 Last October, St. Petersburg, Florida, artist Margaret Bayalis, feeling burned out by the pandemic, was grappling with how to respond to it visually. She came up with the idea to offer free painted portraits of people who died from Covid-19 to their loved ones. She re...

Artist paints portraits of those who died of COVID-19 Maggie Duffy, Tampa Bay Times © Douglas R. Clifford/TNS Margaret Bayalis uses oil paints to create a portraits as a way to help survivors heal from the loss of their loved ones who have died from COVID-19. Last October, St. Petersburg, Florida, artist Margaret Bayalis, feeling burned out by the pandemic, was grappling with how to respond to it visually. She came up with the idea to offer free painted portraits of people who died from COVID-19 to their loved ones. She reached out on the social media app Next Door and imme...

St. Petersburg artist paints portraits of those who died of COVID-19 Margaret Bayalis gives them to grieving families for free.     St. Petersburg artist Margaret Bayalis adds detail to the eyes of a portrait at her home studio. She paints the portraits of people who have died from COVID-19 and gives them to loved ones free of charge. [ DOUGLAS R. CLIFFORD | Times ] Published 3 hours ago Last October, St. Petersburg artist Margaret Bayalis, feeling burned out by the pandemic, was grappling with how to respond to it visually. She came up with the idea to offer free painted portraits o...

COVID memorial portraits By Kerry Clawson - Akron Beacon Journal Florida artist Sylvia Shanahan, an Akron-area native, provides free portraits of those lost to COVID-19 through the organization Faces Not Numbers. An oil painting of Harold Arnold by artist Sylvia Shanahan is shown as part of the Faces Not Numbers project. Artists provide paintings of those who have died from COVID-19 to their family members at no charge. The oil painting of the late Harold Arnold that sits on his wife Shirley’s mantel at her North Canton home is a comfort to her after losing him in December to COVID-19.

Margaret Bayalis created “Faces Not Numbers” as a way to provide comfort to families who have lost loved ones to COVID-19 Margaret Bayalis, a resident of Milford for more than 40 years, says that when the COVID-19 pandemic began last spring, she and her husband, John, began isolating like many others around the country. Bayalis, who now lives in St. Petersburg, Florida, started spending more time painting in her home studio, producing oil paintings and exhibiting them at the Woodfield Fine Art Gallery. Sales were brisk, but as the pandemic worsened and numbers grew more concerning, Baylai...