Month: May 2021

A Passing of the Quiet

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For a few brief moments, there was peace as the battle faded into the distance, she looked around the remains of the building, which had once housed happy children of any town USA, before politics, demagoguery, and all-around hatred, driven home by media sensationalism caused an unrepairable rift in the country. She thought of those who would not see the end of the war, like their brethren in wars past, lives wasted for power brokers who didn’t care about any of them. It was a solemn peacefulness as she remembered squad-mates and their quirks. She then picked up a small bear, and thought of her own child lost very early in the orgy of destruction. She looked at it for a long time before a burst of gunfire rang out blocks away. “Time to go fight,” she sighed, dropping the toy.

Aftermath Remembered

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Continuing an apparent theme that fits in with Memorial Day and the senselessness of war – this is really more of a modern take on an earlier era. It’s rare that a soldier is left / forgotten on the battlefield these days, as the thousand kilometer frontlines went out with World War II, still, occasionally a soldier can end up Missing in Action or MIA – this artwork pulls that thread a bit. Ultimately it’s about how there is life in the peace that follows war, or something like that.

A Fragrant Silence

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Poppies symbolize those who have fallen in war – particularly World War I, but the souls of the lost and forgotten use them to shout, “here I am” as we living tend to forget them within a generation. In honor of Memorial Day coming up, I’ve put together this scene reminiscent of a glade in the Teutoberg forest, where legions died for the glory of a couple generals and politicians – It’s a story as old as humanity itself, how the humble are the stepping stones for those seeking glory and infamy. May we take a few moment between grilling burgers and sunbathing to remember those who gave all.

The Still Version

Horror Equality

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So the Friday the 13th series of movies began with a mom mad at counselors for letting her child drown, wanting to prevent this from happening to other children, and going all murder hobo as a result. Since then, the series has been focused on Jason and the creative ways people shuffle off this mortal coil. I re-envisioned Jason’s mother as a 20-something who followed the same path as the original movie. Fan art – yes. Inspiration was actually watching ‘Camp Crystal Lake Memories’ about making the entire series of movies. Honestly, I wasn’t invested in this series until I saw the making of. It’s mostly the passion of the actors that made me want to create this artwork. It won’t win any awards, but it’s certainly plugged in with the times.