This site has a lot, but not all the artwork Rita Finnegan produced. There are no examples herein presented of her three-dimensional work, her sculptures, ceramics, jewelry, or other craft activities such as her "button boxes."  But I believe there is enough to appreciate the range of expressions she developed.

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The opening statements on this site reflect her plan to concentrate on her painting after retirement. And for a short while, that held true. However, health concerns disrupted her plans . The artwork on this page evidences how neuropathy brought about by over a year and a half of chemo treatments increasingly affected her ability to paint. Ironically, after she resigned her care to hospice services, some of that ability came back as she transitioned. Unknown to any one, she worked on a book of haikus and observations recorded in patterns and calligraphic characters. This small, but powerful  accordian-paged book was discovered after her death and shared with family.

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