Caricature artist draws elderly through windows

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“I think that everybody has a lot to offer to make this pandemic easier on everybody, and I think that if we all do what we can, we’ll get through it,” said Joe Ferris.Caricature artist Joe Ferris has been drawing portraits of the elderly in North Country, New York.”It’s just a safe way to keep residents entertained and doing something during these tough times.” He has drawn over 500 portraits of nursing home and assisted living facility residents since the pandemic started.Ferris’ portraits have helped the residents feel less lonely and brought excitement to everyone. “When he does the caricatures, they get so excited and they hold ‘em up and take pictures and it’s another interaction we get to have safely,” said Rae Anne McLaughlin, the executive director of Pine Harbour Assisted Living Facility. “I think that adding some joy to an elderly person’s life is like adding time into their life, because you know I think life isn’t qualified by how many years someone has, but how much fun and how many smiles they have in those years,” said Ferris.

PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. —

“I think that everybody has a lot to offer to make this pandemic easier on everybody, and I think that if we all do what we can, we’ll get through it,” said Joe Ferris.

Caricature artist Joe Ferris has been drawing portraits of the elderly in North Country, New York.

“It’s just a safe way to keep residents entertained and doing something during these tough times.”

He has drawn over 500 portraits of nursing home and assisted living facility residents since the pandemic started.

Ferris’ portraits have helped the residents feel less lonely and brought excitement to everyone.

“When he does the caricatures, they get so excited and they hold ‘em up and take pictures and it’s another interaction we get to have safely,” said Rae Anne McLaughlin, the executive director of Pine Harbour Assisted Living Facility.

“I think that adding some joy to an elderly person’s life is like adding time into their life, because you know I think life isn’t qualified by how many years someone has, but how much fun and how many smiles they have in those years,” said Ferris.