An Artful Tribute
This was published in 2022 and was updated in May, 2023
Every day we need to honor those individuals who served in the Armed Forces and we should pay a tribute to the many heroes who have generously and willingly sacrificed their lives to protect our freedom and bear the tremendous stress of war and conflict.
This art presentation with messages of honor, remembrance, gratitude and hope for peace has been curated from The Healing Power of ART & ARTISTS online art gallery. Visit the artists’ pages to see more of their artwork and read about their professional achievements and inspiration. Contact them directly to purchase their artwork.
To the brave men and women we have lost: You are forever in our hearts and minds.
Julia Underwood
The Peaceful Pathway, acrylic, 12″ x 10″
“A hero is someone who has given his or her life to something bigger than oneself.” ~ Joseph Campbell
Peter N. Van Giesen
Interconnected Aura, acrylic on canvas 24” x 32”
For purple mountain majesties… Above the enameled plain! America, America! God shed His grace on thee… ~ Katharine Lee Bates
Therese Boisclair
Beacon of Hope #5, mixed media, 24″ x 18″
“If you want to thank a soldier, be the kind of American worth fighting for.” ~ Unknown
Nimi Trehan
Surviving With Grace, acrylic, 30″ x 60″
“Nothing can bring you peace but yourself. Nothing can bring you peace but the triumph of principles.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson
Beth Sheridan
Field of Hope, archival pigment photograph, 16″ x 24″
“So long as the memory of certain beloved friends lives in my heart, I shall say that life is good.” ~ Helen Keller
Andre Chatelain
Victory, oil on canvas, 36″ x 36″
“Our flag does not fly because the wind moves it. It flies with the last breath of each soldier who died protecting it.”~ Unknown
Agnes Jorgensen
Kleopatra, oil on canvas, 24″ x 20″
“Heroism doesn’t always happen in a burst of glory.
Sometimes small triumphs and large hearts change the course of history.” ~ Mary Roach
Rajul Shah
Divinity, acrylic and 23kt gold leaf on wood, 16″ x 16″
“Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that.” ~ Martin Luther King Jr., A Testament of Hope: The Essential Writings and Speeches
“You may say I’m a dreamer, but I’m not the only one. I hope someday you’ll join us. And the world will live as one.” ~ John Lennon
“Peace cannot be kept by force; it can only be achieved by understanding.” ~ Albert Einstein
The best fighter is never angry. ~ Lao Tzu
“America without her soldiers would be like God without His angels.” ~ Claudia Pemberton
“Regard your soldiers as your children, and they will follow you into the deepest valleys; look on them as your own beloved sons, and they will stand by you even unto death.” ~ Sun Tzu
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