Acrylic on canvas, 17" x 17",2008
You gave me your Peace,
I gave you my Innocence,
Never to Forget.
This piece was painted for the Upstate Artists Guild show titled Buried City. For this piece I reached back to my experience in Italy and made the setting a Roman bath house. I dedicate this piece to the death of my era in Italy.I gave you my Innocence,
Never to Forget.
The two figures are inspired by the remains of people found in Pompei after Vesuvius' eruption in 79 AD. The ruins of the bath house are crumbling, but there was once a life that was so rich and vibrant in this underground cavern. The Hercules Knot on the far left symbolizes an ever-lasting love, despite the silence and stillness of passing time. I wanted to illustrate a moment in time that will soon be gone, but will always survive in memory.
That is lovely. I love your description of it as well!
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