“A picture paints a thousand words” except for artist Michael Volpicelli, in which case, a thousand words paints a picture, and then some. He is a gifted portrait artist, but in his art, the words Volpicelli uses like other artists use colour, are intimately connected with his subject, so they speak just as much about the subject as the portrait does itself. And each portrait is weighted with powerful emotion in a gripping, lifelike image.

This piece is a lifelike rendering of the Lions’ logo Not only is it for Lions, yet also by Lions, as it’s comprised entirely out of words that were submitted by classmates and Curriculum Chairs. Each classmate, Life Journey Leader, Session Day and lots of LLV lingo is included.