“A soldier’s song” 2 panel 160cm x 100cm oil on canvas, 2008
One of the indicators for me that the United States was in deep trouble happened in April 2008. David Barstow from the New York Times reported that ex-generals with undisclosed ties to military contractors had been hired by the Pentagon to pose as independent analysts on television and sell the war in Iraq. They were making money on the wars that have caused untold misery and that have since helped sink the American economy. I did a painting about one of the generals. On the right hand side was his portrait but on the left hand side is a portrait of a young boy growing up in the 50’s with I imagined dreams of being a hero.
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