Unintended Consequences 96″ x 30″ oil on panel

The Three Perspectives:

EAGLE: Look at me. I know what I am doing.  My glorious mission gives me certain rights.  Certain allowances.  My voice is louder than yours.  But that’s not what makes me right.  Yes, I am intentional.  I know what I want.  And I speak for millions.  While you speak for no one.  | But the thing that makes me right, is that I speak for God, because I know he is with me because I feel his presence and His righteousness in my blood.  That’s what makes me right. |  Look at me.  I’m perfect.  Determined.  My team will always win.  Why?   Because God is on our side.  And if my team doesn’t win the battle, we will win the war.  | And if we don’t win the war it will be because we failed to listen to God OR the devil corrupted our intentions.  Therefore we must destroy evil, wherever it appears.  We will find it together and we will flush it out. | Trust that I am in control and that God is with me.  If you fail to obey me, as God’s chosen vessel, you will surely parish.  You cannot hide from my eye.  You cannot resist my charisma.  Fear me if you must.  Love me if you’re willing.  But obey me, for I am your only hope.

DOG: Look at me. Do you think I need help? You think I’m weak. But I’m not. Sometimes I feel so big and strong, even though I know I’m not very strong or smart.  But one thing I do know, is that he is strong. My leash tender. I trust the strength of those who know. His certainty is my comfort. My leash tells me I am in good hands. My collar is my Shepard; I shall not want.

GIRL: Look at me. I am flying. I’m flying high above the fray. God is with me. Nature is with me. We are one. God will protect me because I trust Him.  I know God is IN the Eagle and the dog. And I know I am part of a larger story.  The journey I am on is longer than my life or the dog’s life, or the Eagle’s life. It began long before I was born and it will never end. I am safe in the knowledge that I will never die. So nothing can harm me.  I am at peace.