Quickly, before the rapture on Saturday, see Doug Blanchard's (aka Counterlight) "End of the World" series of paintings. In all seriousness, Doug's pictures are powerful and haunting, truly outstanding.
The painting above, as you see, is titled "Rescue". At his blog, I told Doug that the painting called to mind a crucifixion, and that's true, but what the scene suggests now, with a further look, is a particular scene at the crucifixion, the pietà.
What if they gave an end to the world, and nobody came?
ReplyDeleteRmj, I don't know. Ask Doug.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the publicity Grandmere!
ReplyDeleteI'm honored to recommend your paintings, Counterlight.
ReplyDeleteThey are awesome paintings, Counterlight. Thanks for posting them. Thanks, Mimi, for pointing us to them.
ReplyDeleteThey're awesome, indeed, Paul. I'm proud to know Counterlight. I wish I had made it to his studio to see his work. Paul (A.) and his wife visited during the "Open Studio" event, and they had high praise for his "in process" paintings.
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