hawks
Tuesday, 22. July 2008, 06:27:29
in spite of everyone's hopes obama is just another hawk. we are not defending our country. we are attacking other countries.
the more agendas involved, the further from the truth we stray.
there's no conscience in war. it's so easy to dismiss the damage.
what do we have to choose from. a doddering ex-prisoner-of-war or a 'people's choice' for the sake of 'change' (when did a man ever engineer a 'change'?).
i painted this when i was 15. i call it 'progress', or protest. war is mechanical, manmade scourge. (like nature doesn't present enough debacles to humble us.)
do no harm. what if that armless child were your son?
the more agendas involved, the further from the truth we stray.
there's no conscience in war. it's so easy to dismiss the damage.
what do we have to choose from. a doddering ex-prisoner-of-war or a 'people's choice' for the sake of 'change' (when did a man ever engineer a 'change'?).
i painted this when i was 15. i call it 'progress', or protest. war is mechanical, manmade scourge. (like nature doesn't present enough debacles to humble us.)
do no harm. what if that armless child were your son?
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About the political stuff. Well, it´s the never ending story
By nopanic, # 22. July 2008, 06:53:27
By I_ArtMan, # 22. July 2008, 07:03:53
You have a personal style - and that's a bliss.
Besides, I sometimes think that the people who don't strive for power should be given power.
By ricewood, # 22. July 2008, 07:15:30
By I_ArtMan, # 22. July 2008, 07:26:29
I know what you are feeling with the elections... brazilians are feeling it since the last election and now we don't have choices... next Ocotber we'll have one here for President and people are just... lost! we don't have the actual President, but the other choices we have are bad either...
By b_laudanum, # 22. July 2008, 12:41:46
I agree with Allan, except that I believe the people who don't strive for it, actually have more than they realize. We just need to pay more attention to them.
By sanshan, # 22. July 2008, 14:07:11
By I_ArtMan, # 23. July 2008, 08:07:42
By nopanic, # 23. July 2008, 08:24:20
By I_ArtMan, # 25. July 2008, 04:09:47
It´s never too late to live in the present
By nopanic, # 25. July 2008, 08:33:19
and the second theme....it is hard to find answer...everywhere the first
task played "the money". And "the money" corrupt the peoples, bow and scrape
them.... Many times I was deeply disappointed of people which on first sight
acted as serious and responsible and when they came to power I have tore my hair.... Stop of politic! Today is Sunday, so have a nice sunny Sunday:)
By shipka45, # 27. July 2008, 10:00:00
By I_ArtMan, # 27. July 2008, 19:02:57
the first painting is inspirational and a little political in a sense -- like a robot moving through the ruins of . . . .
your second painting is quite humble. to hold a child who has suffered the wrath of another human without control of the child's life and future -- i'll bet that child grows up to be a leader of men! given the faith and the love of his mother and friends!
that's my two cents worth scott. thanks. deborah.
By 1bluebox, # 31. July 2008, 17:20:06
By I_ArtMan, # 31. July 2008, 20:47:38
By TheEve, # 18. August 2008, 19:17:34
By I_ArtMan, # 18. August 2008, 19:27:33