In most of my past paintings, the subjects are what they appear to be, nothing deeper, however I have been becoming increasingly distressed at what is happening in this world we all share--we are loosing it, piece by piece.  The ecosystems that keep us alive are slowly being destroyed.  One of the most effective comparisons I have heard about what is happening is that our earth’s environment is like a plane flying through the air.  You can start pulling rivets out of the fuselage as you fly and still remain airborne, however, eventually you will pull out a rivet and the plane will crash.

    That is what I was trying to get at in this latest painting. 

   The image itself is a pasture just East and adjacent to McBride.  It took me 92 hours to complete.