A lifetime behind the brush: Artist at veterans home reflects on health, work

By Benny Westcott
Lebanon Local

The paintings that adorn Bruce Freeman’s room at the Edward C. Allworth Veterans Home in Lebanon are testimonies to the 77-year-old’s abilities despite his disability.
Whether they depict a man playing a guitar, a dog, an orchestra, or a flower-filled vase, these beautiful creations serve an important purpose as their creator lives through soreness from three back surgeries, neck and foot surgeries and a replaced knee.

BRUCE FREEMAN’S workspace in…