Neal Spitzer: Artist
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Caisa

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Neal Spitzer, Camino Santiago de Compostela artist, realist painter of people, paintings, portraits, portrait commissions, limited edition archival prints Poetry in Public Places Neal Spitzer, artist, realist painter of people, paintings, portraits, portrait commissions, limited edition archival prints Poetry in Public Places Neal Spitzer, artist, realist painter of people, paintings, portraits, portrait commissions, limited edition archival prints Poetry in Public Places Neal Spitzer, artist, realist painter of people, paintings, portraits, portrait commissions, limited edition archival prints Camino Santiago de Compostela

Oil/liquin on linen, 22” x 30”, 2014

Neal Spitzer © 2016

Caisa:

a librarian, with family, is one of the people I met in St. Jean Pied de Port. I've always been partial to librarians. They do such a vital service to a community. Librarians will find me any book I need, even if they have
to go cross continent.

Caisa was one of the Swedes from the Heartfulness Center walking
to Burgos.

Having a hitch in my git-a-long, I had decided not to ruin my Camino experience by attempting the 1st stage Roncesvalles challenge of a 17 mile walk up 3500 feet with a steep descent at the end that could break bones. Roncesvalles is where many Spanish start the Camino. I took a taxi and Caisa, with a sore knee, was also riding. We had a good day talking
and ended up in the same sleeping alcove in the recently renovated maonastery albergue.

A few days later Caisa was instrumental in my being adopted by the Swedish group that would nightly talk about their day on the Camino and their personal goals and development. The Swedes were open
and supportive.