Wednesday, March 16, 2011

New painting - "Role Models"

"Role Models"  is very unique and its story is nothing less than dramatic.  The 3/6 Battalion dealt with some of the most difficult conditions in so many ways.  Here is an oil painting using a limited pallette.  I am using mainly a pigment called Asphaltum. It is done on a 36"x36" Ampersand Panel.  What you see is day one of the underpainting.

  

In this picture an Afghan soldier is injured.  A transport is on its way.  In the back ground there appears to have been an explosion and you can see the yellow signal to help guide the transport.  A group of the 3/6 Lima Co and Navy Corpsmen are sheilding the wounded Afghan from two things.  While waiting they are now targets and they are protecting him from the dust that is about to be kicked up by the transport. 

What do I see?  I see our sons.  Any one of the 3/6 battalion would do what you see here in a heartbeat to help the wounded.  Our heroes working to save a life, no matter how difficult, dangerous or desparate.  And this was normal in Helmand Province, Afghanistan. 

Maybe your son less than a year or two ago didn't clean his room, or do his homework, but look at the kind of man he is now.  So many of these young heroes became Marines and Navy Corpsmen to make a difference in this world.  This is what "The Few, The Proud" signed up for. 

They make a difference in my world and I hope after looking at this it makes a difference in yours. 

I will continue tomorrow with "Embassy Duty", and "Grief".



1 comment:

  1. hello, i would like to talk to you about some of my ideas with my art. may i please contact you through email?

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