Not my intention at all.
In these times of conflicting ideas and Ideals, we must remember the consequences of entering into a fight. Isn't it best to struggle and try to get along instead of coming into conflict? Conflict, as this image suggests, leads to someone being victorious and the other defeated. It is a shame that someone must be a winner and someone beat. We look to art to speak, and I hope this image can remind us to have more care with each other, avoiding conflict. I used a wrong imagined blue color for the Lion. A tone of blue usually softens, but it makes me think of the clay figure in a blue ceramic Hippo from Ancient Egypt. Hippos are an unpredictable beast that does not like humans and are a danger. This color, complementary to orange, maybe why the figure's skin complexion is not European, but more warmly toned.
The Lion's almost cartoon eyes pop out in yellow, a psychological color, in disbelief and regret.
“Hercules… The Thing that Eats the Heart is Mostly Heart” Oil on gallery wrapped canvas, 24” x 24”.
