The Banquet is June 21 at the Civic Center in Aztec, NM. The doors will open at 4:00pm with dinner being served at 5:00pm with a program to follow.
All finished portraits will be on display with the first 9 will be given to the families.
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On the side of the Aztec Chamber of Commerce was a blue car, twisted and contorted from a car crash involving a drunken driver. A child's furry animal backpack, along with coloring books and plastic toy cars still lay in the back seat.
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The stroke of a brush brings drunken driving to the forefront.
Nikki Smith, a well known artist from Aztec, has found a new calling.
Yes, she continues to produce beautiful paintings that inspire many and bring greater appreciation for art. Some of her more recent works, however, have a uniquely special meaning.
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Terry Huertaz, left, 46, state director for Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD), is taken back as she and her husband, Tino, center, 48, look at portraits painted by Nikki Smith, right, during Artists Against Drunk Driving (AADD) open house and viewing Thursday at the Aztec Chamber of Commerce.
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Artist leads statewide effort to paint portraits of people killed in DWI accidents
When Nikki Smith arrived home from Santa Fe last November, the 10 p.m. newscast gave her a jolt. Smith immediately realized she avoided driving through the exact spot where a drunken driver killed five members of a Las Vegas, N.M. family by just 40 minutes.
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