Creation is not only for artists. Students who are discovering their voices to call for a ceasefire in Gaza are, collectively, creating a moment in history. Those opposing it will apply the same silencing, disparaging comments, and threats, as they have to artists who have challenged doctrine for millennia.

Artists paint especially when there are no words left…

Deeply grateful to editors of The Australian Fabian Review # 6, 2024 for featuring my four 2010 paintings & extract from my blog post last year about the provenance of wars in Gaza. Their cover art is very clear: “Stop Killing Children”.

I urge you to take a break from people who don't allow you to grieve, and it's ok to tunnel vision for a short while, but leave the door to your tunnel ajar, for all our survival depends on that tiny sliver of hope, of light we allow, like a thread to keep us from getting lost in the forrest.

A lot of the issues which have arisen since Obama's Egyptian speech reminded me of the prophetic silence of the 'Sibyl of Cumae' (Roman prophecies, Homeric stories, Virgil's Aeneid VI etc). It is exploring the role of prophecy in modern political life. Lately I have been thinking about "Tzipi" Livni's 'non-presence' in the evolving public discussion around the search for peace.

"Oh Barack, Don't let's ask for the moon. We have the stars. " Chick Flick: Acrylic, screenprint on 16 x 20" canvas. This is a continuation of my using Broadway and Hollywood metaphors, in examining the US/Israeli/Palestinian relationships.