Composition Studies About The Lives of Animals > Elegies For Animals Trapped in Factory Farm Fires
In 2023 18,000 dairy cows perished under one roof: burned alive in a mega-factory farm fire in Dimmitt Texas. More than 500,000 farm animals died in barn fires in 2022. These are just a few of my responses to those events and statistics, seeking to find an adequate way to express the horror through my particular way of working. It seems ineffective and impossible to do more than bear witness through painting.
The images in this gallery are arranged so that the latest study appears first. To get a sense of the evolution of the idea, scroll all the way to the right and begin viewing there.
The images in this gallery are arranged so that the latest study appears first. To get a sense of the evolution of the idea, scroll all the way to the right and begin viewing there.
Elegies For Animals Trapped in Factory Farm Fires
Sketch for Elegy For Animals Trapped In Factory Farm Fires
2024
Oil on Arches Huile
5.75 x 6.25 in.
2024
Oil on Arches Huile
5.75 x 6.25 in.
Sketch for Elegy For Animals Trapped In Factory Farm Fires
2023
Oil on Arches Huile
4 x 5 in.
2023
Oil on Arches Huile
4 x 5 in.
Bearing Witness
2023
Graphite, charcoal and marker on sketchbook page
2 x 2.5 in.
2023
Graphite, charcoal and marker on sketchbook page
2 x 2.5 in.
Bearing Witness
2023
Graphite and marker on sketchbook page
3 x 3.75 in.
2023
Graphite and marker on sketchbook page
3 x 3.75 in.
Sketch for Elegy For Animals Trapped In Factory Farm Fires
2023
Oil on Arches Huile
4 x 5 in.
2023
Oil on Arches Huile
4 x 5 in.
Sketch for Elegy For Animals Trapped In Factory Farm Fires
2023
Oil on Arches Huile
3 x 4.25 in.
2023
Oil on Arches Huile
3 x 4.25 in.
Sketch for Elegy For Animals Trapped In Factory Farm Fires
2023
Turp wash on Arches Huile
5 1/8 x 5 1/8 in.
2023
Turp wash on Arches Huile
5 1/8 x 5 1/8 in.
Sketch for Elegy For Animals Trapped In Factory Farm Fires
2023
Graphite and ink on sketchbook page
3 x 3.75 in.
2023
Graphite and ink on sketchbook page
3 x 3.75 in.
Sketch for Elegy For Animals Trapped In Factory Farm Fires
2023
Graphite on sketchbook page
3 x 3.75 in.
2023
Graphite on sketchbook page
3 x 3.75 in.
The text underneath the cows is taken from news headlines.
Sketch for Elegy For Animals Trapped In Factory Farm Fires
2023
Graphite on sketchbook page
3 x 3.75
2023
Graphite on sketchbook page
3 x 3.75
Sketch for Elegy For Animals Trapped In Factory Farm Fires
2023
Graphite on sketchbook page
3.75 x 3 in.
2023
Graphite on sketchbook page
3.75 x 3 in.
The text underneath the cows is taken from news headlines.
