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Effigy #1984

…The level of hatred and overwhelming anger exhibited by these people reminded me of the Two Minutes Hate in George Orwell’s novel 1984, so I set to work making a visual representation of the phenomenon. I have personally had conversations with people who broke down and screamed “Bush is a fascist” when the discussion didn’t go their way….

The Grapes of Wrath

The Grapes of Wrath  is the second painting in my series on the Occupy Wall Street movement. In the blog post, American Crow #1, I gave a little background on the movement as accompaniment to the first painting in this series. After many hours of reading articles and statements on the OWS web pages and [...]

American Crow Painting #1 Preliminary Photos

…This is the first in a series of paintings depicting the OWS movement, their demands, and my general opinion of them. …

The American Crow Scavenging #1

Exhibit at Mable House Arts Center celebrates artistry, creativity of women

by Sally Litchfield sallylit@bellsouth.net February 05, 2012 12:03 AM | 704 views | 0  | 7  |  | Celebrate women artists at the Virginia Avery Memorial 3rd Biennial “Reflections” exhibition, sponsored by the Atlanta Branch of the National League of American Pen Women. It is at the Mable House Arts Center at 5239 Floyd Road through March 1. Virginia Avery, who had been president [...]

American Crow

…planning a series about the Occupy Wall Street movement. The ideas are tenuous at the moment because a great deal of research will be needed to flesh out the subtler details. However, the underlying theme is rooted in the phrase “A Murder of Crows”…

300 Illustration

Frances Byrd is the National Director of Liberatchik.com. She is also a conservative political artist and blogger. Her art can be viewed at MachinePolitick.com.

Debt Bondage, the US Congress, and a Show-Cause Order

This illustration was commissioned by David Leeper of Western Free Press. You can see the article for which it was illustrated at this link. It has also bee published at the Tea Party Tribune. Tweet Frances Byrd is the National Director of Liberatchik.com, a conservative political artist and blogger. Her art can be viewed at [...]

2011 Art Papers Auction

Earlier this evening, I attended the Art Papers Auction in Atlanta. this is an annual event that raises money for one of the largest promoters of the arts in Atlanta. This is my second year attending the event, which is by invitation only. I am proud to say that my paintings have sold both years [...]

Elementary Art Program: Converting Color to Grayscale

Over the last week of snow-induced confinement, I have worked on some new lessons for my elementary school art class. We are currently working on learning to build value and volume through shading and mark-making. For this week’s lesson, I developed a worksheet based on the work of one of my favorite illustrators, Eric Dinyer. [...]