These small oil paintings were made in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Each was made within one day. The soldier's body in the snow is based on a February 2022 photo by Tyler Hicks published in the New York Times. Most have multiple sources: social media news accounts, personal images, and nature.
Red dog, Donetsk City, oil on panel 6"x6"
Before, oil on canvas, 8"x10"
Home Fires I, oil on canvas, 8"x10"
Meat Hat for Bonehead, oil on panel, 8"x8"
Swatches for Interior Decorators, oil on canvas, 8"x10"
Outside I, oil on panel, 6"x6"
Morning, oil on canvas, 10"x8"
Outside II, oil on panel, 8"x8"
Cheburashka (after Munch) oil on canvas, 8"x8"
Waiting, oil on canvas, 10"x8"
Home Fires II, oil on canvas, 12"x12"
Two Trees, oil on panel, 14"x12"
Sweetie (cancer patient in a bomb shelter), oil on canvas, 8"x8"
Kharkiv, after Tyler Hicks, oil on canvas, 8"x10"