WHAT
DIFFERENCE DOES IT MAKE
4 FT. X 5
FT. acrylic on Masonite
Created and
painted by Therese Daniels
When I heard Pat Smith, mother of Sean Smith—one of the four Benghazi
victims speak to the world at the Republican convention last summer, I deeply
felt her profound sorrow over the loss of her son. I also felt her frustration over
being lied to by Hillary Clinton that the cause of her son’s death was a video
about Islam. I wanted to give poetic and artistic dignity to the families’
grief. I knew I had to paint the
painting to memorialize for all the Benghazi victim’s families and the world
the story of Benghazi. It is very
important to me to share the pain, senselessness and reasons why this happened—political
incompetency. The world must understand
and never forget. In some small way I
hoped to validate and honor the families who will agonize for eternity over
their loss. Maybe it will bring some
closure to the rest of the world who has been so deeply devastated by Benghazi.
Pat Smith is the lady on the left with a hole in her chest and tears
streaming down her face. When she spoke
at the convention I heard those tears in her voice. The loss of her son tore out a piece of her that
will never be replaced. Yet, she shared
her sorrow with such dignity.
The
four men at the top of the painting are the four Benghazi victims
from left to right: Tyrone Woods, Ambassador Chris Stevens, Sean
Smith, Glen Doherty. They are portrayed as who they were in
life—strong,
patriotic, loving, outstanding men. My
portraits of them is my way of honoring them. I would have loved to know
each
and every one of those men.
Hillary is portrayed with her arms spread wide and a smirk on her face
as if she were saying “What difference does it make?” There is blood on her hands dripping onto one
of the coffins of the four victims is the eternal accusation of Hillary’s guilt. Obama is behind her with a sly, sneaky look
on his face. The middle of the painting shows the American Embassy building in
Libya in flames with a man holding up a gun.
The flames run horizontally across the painting symbolizing the passion,
the conflicts and political problems between the west and the Middle East.
The bottom of the picture are the four coffins that held of bodies of
the victims in their journey home. Each coffin has a cross on it and a flag
draped over it.
The
American flag—in smoke and flames completes the background of the
painting. There are many symbolisms in that. America went up in flames
in Libya. It has diminished in respect though out the
world. America needs to wake up and stop
believing the lies.
Therese Daniels
1 comment:
Photo of War Criminals (minus Bilderbergers that own most banks) + Wikileaks email reveals OBAMA’S MASTER PLAN FOR LIBYA THAT PUT 171 TONS OF GOLD INTO CLINTON HANDS
https://conservativedailypost.com/breaking-obama-orchestrated-the-fall-how-171-tons-of-gold-fell-into-clintons-hands/
Would Samantha Powers please explain why she advocated for military intervention in Libya? She seems to have a hard time understanding the bigger picture.
Post a Comment