PAINTING: “SPEARS – One”

“SPEARS – One” – A Painting
Oil on Linen – 4′ x 6′

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This was painted prior to the 2002 issues of and about war.
Because, in this painting, inscriptions are weapons, but were not inspired by political times.

When I painted this, I was thinking about weapons and weaponry in an athletic sense, not about cultures and cultural imagery, but was, rather, considering the glory that coincides with a moment of a perfect toss, the worth of mastery of movement in and of itself.

Whether enjoyment indicates a righteous work or not, probably, ultimately, depends upon the thrower of the spear: authorship is potent. Some inscriptions are indelible.