Powerful images exist within the borders of “The Struggle.” The theme to this intricate and emotionally expressive painting is the battle between Good and Evil, with mankind caught in the middle. The prize for this struggle—eternal life or destruction.
The crazed man suspended between Heaven and Hell struggles with the demons haunting his mind. He could represent all of mankind—then again he is a reflection of the artist.
The 4-band color strand stretching horizontally across the canvas depicts a divider of spheres of eternity. The backdrop is black as night.
The eclipse is the moment of truth—the darkest hour of the final battle in the struggle between Good and Evil, with the powers of the universe colliding with the positive and negative forces at work in the temporal realm.
The two angels represent the forces of Good as they do battle with the forces of Evil.
The angel below the color strand is locked in immortal combat with two demons. The higher and more powerful angel struggles with a poisonous viper, the epitome of Evil.
The Struggle
From behind fleshly veneer
A gasping soul appears
Born innocent, bloody and mild
Fate’s toy, Destiny’s child
Beams of light find
An empty, bewildered mind
Where am I? Who am I?
Thus the Struggle begins
Good and Evil within
And Sin, Honor’s evil twin
First to crawl
Then stumble and fall
Down life’s long hall
For some a noble course
Others fare worse
Forces of the Universe
Both positive and perverse Traverse
the bridge eternal Where spirits holy
and carnal Cast lots for mortals
In the end
Into the Angel’s arms ascend
Or to the Jaws of Hell commend
And the Struggle begins again.