Wake Up To Freedom
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-2026-137 | March 2026 | Oil on Canvas | 31" x 26"
Iran woke up on the morning of March 1st after the U.S. and Isreal initiated "Operation Epic Fury" in a mass decapitation of the Iran Regime. "Operation Epic Fury" brought one of the most consequential turning points of the year decimating senior regime leadership and killing Ayatollah Ali Khamenei after decades of rule. The Supreme Leader of Iran is Supremely Dead and Khamenei's pronouns are now Was/Were.The attacks followed years of repression, including the deaths of thousands of Iranians protesting for freedom, and intensified hopes among many that the Islamic Republic’s grip was finally breaking. Trump and Netanyahu are clear eyed to end the "Death to America" "Death to Isreal " perpetrated by Iran for the last 47 years,
Wake Up to Freedom captures that historic rupture. Saudi Arabia joins U.S. and Isreal in the attack Iranians message is "God Bless Trump, God Bless the U.S. Military and God Bless America" creating an emtional contrast from years of hateful rhetoric towards America.This is not a War it is a rescue mission as thousands of Irania People have been tortured and killed by this brutal regime. 49 top Iranian leaders have been killed grave-yard dead. The man who shouts "Death to America...Gets Death from America." Temporary Supreme Leader Allytollah Akafeh was appointed the morning of March 1st and was killed that afternoon so the temporary position ended up being very temporary. President of Iran Masoud Pezeshkian says it is time to take revenge for Khamenei's death. We shall see about that. Iran is warning retaliation and could sleeper cells be activated here in the States? Iran wakes up to the possible as "Operation Lion's Roar" asks the people of Iran unite to fight for their freedom...at last. Crown Prince Pahlavi encourages his fellow Iranians to Stand and Fight. Trump's courage and resolve is changing the World, and the World Thanks you Mr. President. trump to the people of Iran "The hour of your freedom is at hand.it's now up to the people of Iran." Wake Up To Freedom speaks directly to the Iranian people as much as to the wider world. It suggests that freedom often arrives suddenly after long periods of fear and sacrifice. and preserves a month when many believed the balance of power in the Middle East had been permanently altered.
