EPHEMEROS (2002) by Michael Whelan
Oil on Canvas - 48” x 36”
Another meditation on Prudence.
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FORTITUDE (1997) by Michael Whelan
Acrylic on Watercolor Board - 9” x 12”
I got to thinking of Edgar Rice Burroughs’ character John Carter of Mars….whenever it looked like the odds were hopeless and he had no options, his response was a defiant, “I still live!” As in all of the works in this series there are ammonite fossils, though this time they represent an island in turbulent seas. I know there is some symbolic significance as to why he is holding an uprooted tree, but I’ll be damned if I can remember what it is…
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EPHEMEROS (2002) by Michael Whelan
Oil on Canvas - 48” x 36”
Another meditation on Prudence.
Source: michaelwhelan.com
PRUDENCE (1996) by Michael Whelan
Acrylic on Panel - 12” x 11”
The classical notion of Prudence is an important theme to me, as it was to the ancient Greeks: Possessing knowledge of the Past, and a desire and ability to order the Present so as to bring about a more ideal Future.
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THE FOURTH CRUSADE (2002) by Michael Whelan
Acrylic on Panel - 12” x 12”
The Virtue of Faith. Constantinople burns in the background….a chance to reread some history lessons.
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GENTLENESS (1997) by Michael Whelan
Acrylic on Canvas - 11” x 13”
Not a classical Virtue, but based on observing my young son with our aging family cat. It’s how I hope we’ll care for all the earth’s creatures.
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EPHEMEROS (2002) by Michael Whelan
Oil on Canvas - 48” x 36”
Another meditation on Prudence.
(via theartofmichaelwhelan)
Source: michaelwhelan.com
FORTITUDE (1997) by Michael Whelan
Acrylic on Watercolor Board - 9” x 12”
I got to thinking of Edgar Rice Burroughs’ character John Carter of Mars….whenever it looked like the odds were hopeless and he had no options, his response was a defiant, “I still live!” As in all of the works in this series there are ammonite fossils, though this time they represent an island in turbulent seas. I know there is some symbolic significance as to why he is holding an uprooted tree, but I’ll be damned if I can remember what it is…
(via theartofmichaelwhelan)
Source: michaelwhelan.com
EPHEMEROS (2002) by Michael Whelan
Oil on Canvas - 48” x 36”
Another meditation on Prudence.
(via theartofmichaelwhelan)
Source: michaelwhelan.com
