Conquest

Oil on canvas available for sale in prints.

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• In the Native American culture, a turkey is a symbol of the Earth's wildness that man can never control.The feathers, viewed as abundance, pride and fertility, have now pierced their intended target, the heart of the earth.
  
  Yet an arrow has little effect unless it is propelled from a bow.
  This bow is adorned with eagle feathers, long told of being messengers of God, only earned through hardship, loyalty, and strength. The bear claw hangs from them representing the protector and evokes courage, physical strength and leadership.
  
  The bow. The weapon of choice. Made up of 27 pieces of backbone. As many as there are books in the New Testament.  I kept hearing "the backbone of America". The truckers? The farmers? The founding fathers? Labor? The Constitution? Could be. But that'd be from us here Babel dwellers points of view. From the Father's point of view it is those who wish to protect theirs and forge a new identity. In Him? Instead of Him? Hmmm...Time will surely tell.
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