War and the Unknown

Between Syria and 9-11, I have been on overload with images of pain and suffering.  My response was "Cross for Syria."  Shown here is a detail.  Doing it made me feel better.  It is my way to alleviate anxiety and confront ambiguity.  Now I can go back to more peaceful art subjects.
  This face is inspired by a sculpture I saw some time ago.  I believe it was in Chicago at the Polish Museum of America, although the head had a more sublime expression.  The rest of the work arose from my mind and a deep faith that good always triumphs over evil.  In that spirit, I offer it.
  Techniques:charcoal, pastel and collage.  I rubbed out the original figures on newsprint to create a background.  Later, I collaged pages from a used book on evil doers and their evil deeds throughout time.  Then I intensified the ancient look of it all with more rubbings.  The last several days, I produced the drawings.  To see the complete piece, go to the Crosses Gallery at www.artistpeggynbrewer.com.
  Lastly, a quote I noted in 2007: We know that every moment is a moment of grace, every hour an offering; not to share them would mean to betray them....Elie Wiesel, Nobel Peace Prize Acceptance Speech, Oslo, Norway, December 10, 1986.