I painted this after 9-11 but the seed for it was planted after the Oklahoma City bombing.
The Oklahoma City bombing impacted my family as it did many in Oklahoma. The blast shook my house 30 miles away. The horror of the act, the loss of innocence, the realization of our vulnerability even in the heart of Oklahoma became part of my psyche.
During the months afterward I thought often of a photo that I had taken of the son of an Oklahoma firefighter.
Finally, the terror of the Sept 11 events moved me to paint “Remember This” using the photo as reference. As I painted, thoughts of innocent children, the horror of terrorism, feelings of patriotism and pride in being an American all swirled around me. I merely stood in front of my easel as the painting painted itself.
Today, I wanted to share "Remember This" once again. One face of evil is dead.
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