On April 19, 1995, Timothy McVeigh bombed the Murah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and damaged or destroyed 324 other buildings. Of the 168 people killed, 19 were children. Today we lost 20 children and 6 adults in a senseless killing spree at an elementary school in Newtown, Connecticut. After the Oklahoma City killings I did a series of cards entitled "Remembering the Children." Tonight I went upstairs and searched out that series of little watercolors, and I am posting them for our Skywatch Friday. As you can see, my little drawings depicted the children as angels floating up through the blue sky to Heaven. My artwork is terribly primitive, but it came from the heart in 1995, and it once again comes from the heart on December 14, 2012...a heart that is weeping once again.
Going Home Too Soon
The Journey Has Begun
Suffer the Little Children To Come Unto Me
The Littlest Angels
Love Thy Neighbor
(This sketch represents the children in the nursery who lost their lives.)
My contribution to Skywatch Friday.
Beautiful, Eugenia. Simple and charming just as they need to be. A sweet reflection of the innocent ones.
ReplyDeleteLike many today, I was inspired to create an art piece as well. It's posted at my Scenes blog.
Beautiful.
ReplyDeleteThis has been another one of those nightmare days for so many wonderful people and young children and I do so remember that day in Oklahoma -- I lived in Texas as the time. Thank you so much for for this post, Genie!! Stay safe and have a good weekend!
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ReplyDeleteThank you for remembering the children!
On Facebook, there is a whole lot of Statistics, i wish I could paste here. there are more than 10,000 ammerican killed by hand guns, Something is very wrong,
ReplyDeleteYou are a very talented artist.
ReplyDeleteI hope there will be a gallery for the parents, your art will touch their hearts.
ReplyDeleteAll it took was the first picture: I am in tears. When children die, it is awful, but when they are murdered it is almost incomprehensible. Thank you for this memorial.
ReplyDeleteA very touching post Genie!
ReplyDeleteMay peace be with the families.
ReplyDeleteOh Genie. My heart is sad and I do not know what to do about it. Your drawings are perfect.
ReplyDeletethanks for sharing them.
ReplyDeletethank you for sharing.. Lets hope this will be the last time you will need to post these pictures... Heartbreaking that this goes on ... I have thought of nothing else over the past day .. :-(
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful, heartfelt tribute to little ones gone too soon.
ReplyDeleteYou are talented. Beautiful drawings.
ReplyDeleteMy prayer goes to the families.
So touching and beautiful!
ReplyDeleteThis great sadness has touched the hearts and minds of people all over the world. Many hearts are weeping. Your paintings may be "Primitive as YOU stated", however, you have captured what everyone is most feeling. Thanks for that.
ReplyDeleteThis is a beautiful tribute!
ReplyDeletebeautiful artwork genie...it really came from your heart...
ReplyDeleteI wish you a Merry Christmas and a New Year full of joy with your loved ones. Leovi.
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