Gun control isn't exactly a subject that can be talked about openly without inciting heated arguments. People care deeply about their right to own guns and the opposition sees a massive, gun toting population as a danger to public safety. Look, I'm just an artist, I painted the image above and this blog post exists to explain the meaning behind it. (The bubble gum represents naivety, there, enough about that.) I've shot many different types of guns, been in a family household

World leaders have always had the pesky problem of gaining public approval, or at least garnering enough apathy, in order to engage in a war. This is an important check the people have on the power and authority of any nations leader. War should always be an absolute last resort, preferably only in defense against aggression and only then when conflict is unavoidable. If your citizens are not too keen to march in step with the drums of war, there is likely a very good reason

Why am I just giving away artwork? Something that all professional artists struggle with is finding the balance between pure self expression and popular appeal. Examples of straddling that line are everywhere and artists of all persuasions, (writing, musicians, film makers etc) have had varying degrees of success. My compromise is to create something of the same size over and over, something that can be collected into a larger body of work. This allows me to paint exactly wha