To The Future Comrade Gus We are one

We are one

"Fanta is the name of my sister - she was named after my Granma

they put their lives on the line without fear

"Gus and I went on a wonderful paddle up the Bonnechere River near Killaloe

While I painted this series I listened to some music that has meant a lot to me over the years "A Change Is Gonna Come" by Sam Cooke and Aretha Franklin

To The Future Comrade Gus We are oneacrylic and photo collage on birch panel 24 X 24 in. 2016 "This is a picture from the weekly farmers market at Hoch Farm in Killaloe Ont. I asked my daughter Gus, a talented actor, to hop up on the old tractor and appear as if she is driving it somewhere. I love how the lens fractured the appearance of the wheels. If that was a real tractor it would clearly just be driving in circles in a completely unstable trajectory. Maybe something like all of us