Ten Days to Paint the Forest frame job a Bronx first-grader whose mom

a Bronx first-grader whose mom will do anything to give him a shot at a better life

comes to New York to get a job on the stage

Lucas Bates is a college-bound senior in a small town most people never leave

concert halls and some of America's most recognizable companies

Jackie Levine

Ten Days to Paint the Forest frame job a Bronx first-grader whose momAn international group from the Artists for Nature Foundation are invited to Peru to sketch and paint the unusual dry forest of Tumbesia. It teems with unique species but is being cut down at an alarming rate. See how the artists do it: from the moment they spot a bird to the last stroke of the brush. As they paint, they explain what they do, what motivates them, and what their feelings are for the forest and its creatures.