Thunder Will Come - an original acrylic painting
14" X 34", unframed
( click on image to enlarge )
From the day that we are born, we begin our journey to the grave. That is the final
outcome for all of us; the only differences are the ways that we choose to use the time that
we are given to live on our beautiful but fragile home we call planet Earth. Some of us
strive to leave our world a better place than it was when we arrived. Others, who are
caught up in the daily struggle to survive, at least try to do no harm to anyone or to our
living environment. But unfortunately, there are a number of us who are so self-centered
and unscrupulous, that they spend all of their time using and abusing our planet and
everyone within their reach, only to satisfy their own egos and greed.
This destructive behavior is particularly egregious when a person of such egotistical
and narcissistic character gains a position of great power, such as the office of president
of the United States of America, which then allows him to perpetrate unlimited harm
in the world, while he proclaims himself to be the greatest person who has ever lived.
What is sadder still perhaps, is that so many thoughtless, uninformed people can be
so willingly duped into following such a colossal fraud, simply because he has some kind
of "celebrity" status. Their willful ignorance reminds me of the story of the poor, stupid
children of the town of Hamlin, who followed along behind the Pied Piper, as he led them
to their final doom.
The painting is a reminder that there are consequences for our actions. The scene of
an unspoiled section of the American prairie on a hot, late summer day, as an electrical
storm erupts, is an active weather demonstration of cause and effect. An undeniable
ingredient of the increasingly powerful storms sweeping our planet is global warming.
To deny this truth is suicidal. The painting has a little reminder about the fatal error of
failing to comprehend the warning signals of the dangers which lie ahead. In the lower
left corner, is an indication that a lost traveler failed to take heed of the hazards of the
unfamiliar climate. It is also a reminder to everyone, that the global weather disasters
will continue to grow, and that no one will find a safe land anywhere beyond the horizon,
no matter how rich or powerful we may be. The thunder will come to all, even to those
in Washington D.C.
Eugene P. McNerney
