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  1. Linda Pochesci

    Great interview! Mel is not only a dear friend, but my teacher. His energy and enthusiasm is inspiring. How lucky am I ? Mel was my first painting teacher and George Nick was my last one!!! It has been particularly rewarding to see that they have formed a string and true friendship.

  2. Cheryl Eng

    What a terrific article about Mel Leipzig! We are so fortunate to have him working with us at Lawrence High School.
    The students and teachers are truly inspired by his zest for life, his creativity and passion for the arts.

  3. Robert Bunkin

    I notice that Mel’s painting of my wife and I is reproduced twice in this article, the first time it’s titled “Portrait of a Marriage”, the second time it’s not captioned at all.
    Nowhere in the article are we actually identified. We are both painters, and friends of Mel’s, but for some reason we have remained anonymous, even though Mel is a stickler about particularizing and giving his subjects their dignity as individuals.

    For the record, that painting represents painters Jenny Tango, and Robert Bunkin. It was painted in our apartment in Staten Island.

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