SANCTUARY 7

mixed with anger

as he seeks refuge…

(made of a stick from my yard).

his wife gazes to the future


towards sanctuary.
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They are not from live models or photos.
The charcoal moves until someone appears.


(drawn before twine is added).

clutch the ropes.
This is the last of 3 panels where children
desperately grip at barriers.



His father protects him with one hand
while his other hand reaches
for sanctuary.
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It’s a classical triangle pose,
echoing a distant Renaissance.

in her shawl of burlap bags
is seeking refuge.
Behind her walk these guys —
I call them “three unwise men”…

against guns
with only their sticks.

swaddling her baby

in sanctuary.