A KNIGHTS JOURNEY IS A PAINTING BASED ON A SET OF DRAWINGS AT MUSEUMS COMPLETED DURING A SUMMER TRIP TO EUROPE IN 2012. THE SCENE DEPICTS A FULLY DECKED OUT KNIGHT ATOP OF A HANDSOME HORSE ON THE ROAD LEAD- ING TO A CASTLE SET IN THE DISTANCE. IN FRONT OF HIM IS THE SYMBOL OF DEATH, A SKELETON WITH A KING’S CROWN. BE- HIND HIM IS ANOTHER OMEN IN THE FORM OF A DEMON WITH TWO LEGS AND A LONG- HORNED ORYX HEAD AND LARGE TEETH. SURROUNDING THE CENTRAL IMAGE ON THE BOTTOM AND RIGHT SIDE ARE MEDIE- VAL SCENES, INCLUDING; A MAN PRAYING, AND CHERUB, A SMALL CAMPFIRE, A CON- JURER, A MAN HOLDING A BOOK HOLDING AND A PARROT WALKING STICK, AND A VAMPIRE.
2012, OIL ON CANVAS, 36” X 24”
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A Knights Journey
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