The Weight

This is a social commentary painting in regards to our country and the state of mind of a lot of folks that try to make a living in small towns. I used the beaten down train station near my home to represent the decay of society, but left the figure surrounded in the yellow painted clapboards as a sign of hope. It seems that we're all just waiting for better times to come and we carry that weight with us.

I talked my brother into posing for this one.

20" x 16" Oil on Canvas