Hours of Truth
Every painting in Chronicle of an Unquiet Age documents the defining events, people, and issues that shaped its moment in history. Created in real time as events unfolded, each work serves as both an original oil painting and a historical record, reflecting the belief that the news of today is the history of tomorrow.
TRTA-2026-138 |February 2026 | Oil on Canvas | 31" x 26"
Happy Valentine's Day and ushering in "The Year of the Fire Horse" bringing power, optimism and transformatiive change harnessing the horse's speed and fire's passion. This New Year is demanding clarity after months of competing narratives and unresolved controversies. The Hours of Truth captures that expectation of reckoning. Trump gives the State of the Union on February 24, 2026 with it a strong and decisive message of "National Resurrgence." " My fellow Americans our Nation is back, bigger, better, richer and stronger than ever before." Trump asks the Chamber "To stand if they agree that the first duty of American Government is to protect American citizens and not illegal aliens." Democrats in attendance do NOT stand to which Trump replies "You should be ashamed for yourselves." State of the Swamp protests are happening as Democrats wear Frog and Giraffe costumes to protest the SOTU. Trump berates Supremes to their faces after Supremes rule 6-3 to strike down tariffs. Trump says he has a "Back up Plan." AOC self destructs on the world stage in Munich channeling her inner Kamala Harris word salads as it is very apparent she is not ready for prime time. Newsom continues his Davos fiasco as he trashes Trump in front of world leaders. Nick Shirley is now going after California fraud directly implicating Newsom. Over 76.5 Billion in fraudlent spending is exposed and "Gav-Not" you have a problem. Obama states "that Aliens are real" and Trump claims Obama gave out classified information so the President directs the Pentagon to release the UFO and UAP Files. "Randy Andy" Prince Andrew is arrested on his 66th Birthday in connection with his dealing with Epstein. Andrew is the first Royal in 400 years to be arrested. On February 26th and 27th the Clinton's testify or testi-lie in the Epstein matter as Bill almost got away without testifing...close but no cigar and Bill actually exonerates Trump regarding Epstein. Democrats heads explode! Hillary claims she never met Epstein but Epstein funded the Clinton Global Initiative. How is this possible? Marco Rubio goes from "Little Marco" to Trump's Foreign Policy Giant. And lastly on February 28th U.S. and Israeli forces launch "Operation Epic Fury" a major joint surprise attack on Iran after many diplomatic channels fail. The mission hits multiple Nuclear and Militaary targets as well as senior leadership creating a volatile and intense situation in the Middle East. The Hours of Truth suggests that truth arrives in measured time, often after delay and denial presering a period when many Americans believed decisive answers were close at hand and consequences could no longer be postponed.
