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“Fairy tales do not tell children the dragons exist. Children already know that dragons exist. Fairy tales tell children the dragons can be killed.”
― G.K. Chesterton
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This is a new painting from my upcoming solo show, Haven, at the Principle Gallery. It’s 12″ by 24″ on canvas and is titled Hope Rising.
There are a number of pieces from this show that lean towards darker and deeper hues than much of my other work. Generally, when these colors have appeared in the past it was the result of being in what I perceived to be perilous times.
Such is the case with this work for it feels as though we live in a time of dragons.
But as Chesterton points out, the lesson to be gleaned from the fairy tales is that while we may live among dragons, they are not invincible. They are always defeated by forces of goodness and righteousness.
I get that feeling of hopefulness from this painting. It feels like a quiet moment when the fear brought on my the dark of night is alleviated by the reflected light of the moon that announces that there is a new day soon arriving.
The dragons can be held at bay and the darkness will only be a temporary condition if we hold tight to what is true and right.
The light of truth ultimately overcomes the false light offered by the dragon’s fire.
And that is not only in fairy tales.
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