BURNING COAL 22"w x 30"h acrylic on paper
IS IT HERE? MY HOUSE? 22"w x 30"h acrylic on paper
BURN 30"w x 22"h acrylic on paper
Global
warming’s effects hit hard and furiously this last week here in northern
California. Destructive wildfires burned
with an intensity not seen before.
Hundreds of homes were lost, people died, and hundreds of thousands of acres
of land burned. Our governor, Jerry
Brown, said that the “raging wildfires in recent weeks draw attention to global
warming, highlighting links between hot, dry conditions and the severity of
fires.”
For
quite some time now I have been painting artworks about the burning, transporting
and mining of coal. Coal pollution is assuredly one of the major causes of the
greenhouse gasses that are warming the surface of our planet. I feel that the three paintings posted above relate
to what we are currently experiencing in California with these monstrous
wildfires. “We are now paying the price
for unchecked climate change” according to the League of Conservation
Voters.
