Faces Of Recovery: San Jose Artist Sketches Those Battling Homelessness And Addiction By Garvin Thomas • Published September 26, 2019 • Updated on September 28, 2019 at 9:44 pm A San Jose artist wants to change how you view homelessness. Not the issue — the people. She is drawing the homeless, hoping you will see them in a different light. Garvin Thomas has her story, and her artwork, in this edition of Bay Area Proud.