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Friends and family members are rallying to support artist Maureen O’Brien after a June 1 chimney fire destroyed her 103-year-old home a mile south of Solway, Minn. She has been battling life-threatening medical ailments since March, and is unaware of the fire. ....
Maureen O Brien, known for Minnesota wildlife paintings, has died at 78 Born in St. Paul, O Brien was self-taught and started with drawing caricatures of children. July 20, 2021 7:35pm Text size Copy shortlink: Bemidji artist Maureen O Brien was the kind of person who would go above and beyond for her community. When commissioned to paint a mural at the former M Health Fairview children s wing, where children would go for chemotherapy, she painted all kinds of animals bears, raccoons, ducks, loons and butterflies. But even after the mural was finished, O Brien would go to the hospital periodically and add new animals so the children who were there long-term would have something new to find. ....
As Bemidji artist fights for life in hospital, her home is destroyed by fire Friends and family members are rallying to support artist Maureen O’Brien after a June 1 chimney fire destroyed her 103-year-old home a mile south of Solway, Minn. She has been battling life-threatening medical ailments since March, and is unaware of the fire. 2:00 pm, Jun. 9, 2021 × Local artist Maureen O Brien is hospitalized in Minneapolis and unaware that her rural Solway home was destroyed by fire on June 1. (Pioneer file photo) BEMIDJI, Minn. Maureen O’Brien is known to many in the Bemidji area as a talented and generous artist. ....