Taking America Back
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-2021-036 | January 2022 | Oil on Canvas | 34" x 26"
Titled Taking America Back, this work from The Next Chapter series reflects the rising political energy and grassroots reaction that emerged in the closing months of 2021 into 2022. Amid concerns over inflation, mandates, border security, crime, and government overreach, calls for civic engagement and electoral change grew louder across the country. Americans are fed up with the Biden Administration and are having serious buyer's remorse. Biden warns "Winter is Coming" for those unvaccinated and those who sell the anic sell the Jab. Trump warns "Biden will take the U.S. to the point of no return." Joe Manchin torpedos the Build Back Better Bill. Adam Schiff alters email between Meadows and Jordan and they refuse to testify to the January 6th Committee. Florida Governor Ron Desantis stands up against jabs, masks.CRT, and Illegals. Marjorie Taylor Green files Articles of Impeachment for Joe Biden as #removebiden hits social media.
Seems a Red Wave may happen in the next midterms. The imagery suggests a public increasingly determined to shape the Next Chapter through activism and the ballot box. This real time work preserves the atmosphere of momentum, frustration, and resolve that marked the end of 2021. This composition records a moment when many Americans looked toward the future with renewed determination to redirect the nation’s course. but for now the People said No... the End.
