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    • The world may see Rosie O'Donnell, photograph left, as an actress, comedienne, television host and guest, theater maven, author, blogger, activist, and troublemaker. But to the right is her self-portrait, in oil. It is one of 27 paintings by Rosie O'Donnell, artist, being presented at The Gallery at New World Stages in New York City, from October 9th through December 2nd. 2007.

      Credit: Getty/New World

    • The title of the exhibition is "Rosie O'Donnell: Solace." This particular painting she called "Double Mammo."

      Credit: New World Stages

    • "Eyes Opened." New World Stages, a theater that is the home for such Off-Broadway plays and musicals as "Altar Boyz" and "My First Time", is featuring O'Donnell's artwork in two floors of exhibition space.

      Credit: New World Stages

    • "Lochness." In a statement, Beverley D Mac Keen, the executive director of New World Stages, declared herself impressed with "the unbelievable development of Rosie O'Donnell from 'hobby collage maker' to stunning visual artist."

      Credit: New World Stages

    • "Martha."

      Credit: New World Stages

    • "Nearly Norman." O'Donnell wrote a poem to explain how she started painting: "9/11 happened --
      something cracked open inside of me
      i bought canvas
      i bought all they had in the store

      i had never felt that i was a real artist deserving of a canvas...."

      Credit: New World Stages

    • "Peace." Her poem continues:
      "my art was my journal ripped paper - glue and tape
      headlines and photos
      crayons & magic markers

      a soulquake
      the tremendous toxins released during 9/11
      spilled out of me
      onto the blank stretched whiteness...

      Credit: New World Stages

    • "Queen"

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    • "Scream"

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    • "The View"

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    • "TPOTC" ("The Passion Of The Christ"?)

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    • "Wicked 1 - I close my eyes"

      Her poem continues, focusing on the events after September 11th:
      "how could it be i was raising children in a war
      as i was raised during a war...
      i was going to have to explain it to my children
      and the truth is
      it had never been explained to me...

      Credit: New World Stages

    • "Wicked 4 - Because I knew you."

      ..."the new rhetoric of r nation
      blame and shame
      evildoers
      fight em there or fight em here
      terrorists

      it was unreal 2 me
      it still is
      i did not know what to do about it

      so i threw some paint around..."

      Credit: New World Stages