Acryilic on paper (30 X 20)"
Artists Comment:
I was not a very good parent when my children were growing up. In fact, I
have been told many times that I was, and still am, an ass-hole. It was a
time in my life when I was very ambitious and had to spend endless hours
to further my education and work long hours to keep up with the competitive
pressures at work. Sadly, my parenting took a back seat to my career. I could
not accept that my kids were different than me. I tried to force upon them
what I thought were my ideals which did little more than create hostility
and rebellion. That is when I gave up. My son turned to alcohol, and away
from education, as a way to show his independence and to be accepted by his
chosen peers. I regret to this day my actions and am happy to report that
my son turned his life around and is an outstanding member of his community.
This painting was done to express my feelings for what happened between him
and me. If you look close you can see the name "Dad" that makes up the face
of the angry face in the center-left of the painting. I used my sons name
as the basis for the crying face in the center-right. When I finished this
painting I sat back and reflected upon it. To my astonishment, It was not
a painting about me and my son, but about me and my dad! The script that
makes up the childs face becomes "Dale". You see, when I was small
the same thing happened to me.
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