The End of a Nation
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-2023-082 | October 2023 | Oil on Canvas | 33" x 26"
The country shaped by a year of relentless political conflict, legal confrontation, and public fatigue.
The approaching presidential election, continuing border disputes, economic unease, and widening distrust in institutions left many Americans questioning what kind of nation would emerge from the turmoil.
End of a Nation reflects that atmosphere of uncertainty and exhaustion.
It seems people are waking up to the fact that Biden's failed policies are destroying our Nation.
Is this intentional? It feels as though it is a deliberate attempt to destroy our Nation and undermine our Sovereignty. More and more we are seeing unbridled corruption, raging crime, weaponized DOJ, FBI, IRS, staggering inflation, election interference and a WAR still going on in Ukraine. Our Southern Border is controlled by the Cartels as millions pour across into our Nation. We don't know who they are or if the could want to do harm to us. We don't have a Nation without a Border. 260,000 illegals have entered in September alone making it the largest infiltration of illegals in our Nation's history. And that does not include the "Got Aways." On October 5, 2023 Biden flipped the script and announced we should "Build the Wall" but he's sold off the materials for scrap. Was that just to appease the people or will he actually do it?
Rep. Jamaal Bowman was seen on video pulling a fir alarm in the Capitol to delay a vote on a bill to avert a Government shutdown. Will he be charged and jailed? GOP drafted a Resolution to expel Bowman from Congress but will the actually do it? Dianne Feinstein passed away at age 90. Gavin Newsom appointed Laphinza Butler a Democrat Operative and President of "Emily's List" to fill Feinstein's seat.
Hunter Biden plead "Not Guilty" in a Delaware Courthouse on October 3rd. He was sporting a fresh Buzz Cut and people on Social Media wondered if this had anything to do with being ordered to drug test and hair growth. You can say one thing about Hunter he knows how to play the game.
Also in the News...Hunter was caught listing Dad's Home address in Delaware as Beneficiary on a $260,000 wire transfer from Communist China in 2019.
Senator Robert Menendez was indicted with his wife for a third time on bribery charges. Surprise Surprise! FEDS found $480,000 in cash, gold bars and an expensive Car. Was he selling secrets to Egypt?
Matt Gaetz introduced a motion to vacate the seat for speaker McCarthy and with a vote of 216 to 210 McCarthy was fired. Now we have no Speaker and will it 15 votes again to elect a new one? Who will it be? Jim Jordan Maybe Steve Scalise? Donald Trump is being mentioned for the Speakership! That's funny. Trump is on trial in NYC for fraud in a civil suit bought by Soros brought DA Letitia James. She wants to bar Trump from doing business in New York. Judge Arthur Ergoron is presiding oh and by the way does not hide is hate for Trump and the Trump Organization. The End of a Nation is stark by design. Rather than predicting collapse, the painting captures fears that a familiar political order was reaching its limits, while the next chapter remained unresolved.
