Peace and Love were easily the most shared paintings created during my 2023 One Hundred Painting Challenge. Moments before I began to paint Peace and Love, I saw a news report depicting the charred bodies of innocent infants, which had been burned to death in a hospital in Israel. I was profoundly disturbed by the extraordinary cruelty of this event--the only crime these beautiful babies committed was daring to exist! The One Hundred Painting Challenge is about "stream of consciousness painting"--there is no advance planning, you simply step up to the paper or canvas, and paint your truth, as it is in that moment. I believe that in that moment, my soul was screaming, "PEACE! Be still," to the entire world--I was overwhelmed by the violence that has consumed every corner of our world since 2016. This painting is a plea to everyone to value life above all else--above money, above power, above material goods. Stop the madness--embrace each other with love, kindness, and compassion. "Love" was painted immediately after I finished Peace, and I believe they are companion pieces--even though neither were planned!
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