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The Scorched Earth

The series SCORCHED EARTH (2005-) started with this work "The Flight of the Three Graces Saving The Last Green On Earth". It is in Acrylic on a 30x20 inches canvas. The Three Graces are doing more than balancing the usual sisterhood act.

The message is that the Earth we share with each tiny little speck of bacteria should be extinct by natural causes, one time in the future, when the Sun burns itself to a red giant, engulfing all the planets, and after, becoming a small dwarf white star (or the opposite), never to become a black hole. Peace on Earth until then.

The Three Graces reflect real stories in my life. I can only paint if I am deeply involved with the persons I depict. No judgements here, only the traits that I know that affected my life in one way or another. I had to face years of 'catching up' with all those spirits of someone being victim or the other "Ahaaa..." side. Soon or later reality sinks in and the real face of each one surges tired. Both become the same. However, souls that look up to the Sky have already a defender in Oscar Wilde. They are forever.

This work"Scorched Earth: Calm before the Storm"(Acrylic on canvas 36x36 inches or around 90x90cm) is the world before its inevitable demise. Earth (life, green or not), Water, Air and Fire, all, will be together, some soon, some later, in a natural predictable end.

"Scorched Earth: The Last Fire On Earth"(Acrylic on canvas 20x30 inches) is the organised fertile world losing its last fight to keep the Earth sustainable.

"Scorched Earth: Ghostly Messengers"(Acrylic on canvas 20x40cm) is the time when spirit and believes surrender to apathy (hands, fingers down).

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