Buy Art from Carmen Hurt: The E. C. Project, Yellow Love-Seat

This new series titled "The Empty Chair Project" is one that is very near and dear to me. It's inspiration came to me when my son's National Guard company returned home from Iraq. Each of these brave soldiers had voluntarily given up a year of their lives in order to serve their country. They came from all walks of life and the most noted thing that they had in common was that they were willing to make a huge sacrifice. They left their families, their homes, their friends, their jobs, their hopes and dreams ... and one empty chair. They left these comforts and headed to a dark and uncertain future not knowing if they would ever return. These were men of the infantry living in the rawest of conditions and under constant attack by the insurgents who ran rampant throughout the infamous Al An-bar Provence. Many of these soldiers were wounded and have spent months convalescing. My own son is one of these recovering warriors. He is home, healing well and we no longer have an empty chair. We count ourselves lucky. One of the soldiers did not survive the same I.E.D. blast that injured my son. For this soldier I have painted not a chair, but a love-seat. It can never filled. Each of the empty chairs represents a U.S. soldier still at war. I intend to paint empty chairs until all of our troops return to fill them.

This is NOT a political statement nor is it any type protest. This is simply my own quiet tribute to the men and women who serve and to their loved ones who wait patientl [see more]

This new series titled "The Empty Chair Project" is one that is very near and dear to me. It's inspiration came to me when my son's National Guard company returned home from Iraq. Each of these brave soldiers had voluntarily given up a year of their lives in order to serve their country. They came from all walks of life and the most noted thing that they had in common was that they were willing to make a huge sacrifice. They left their families, their homes, their friends, their jobs, their hopes and dreams ... and one empty chair. They left these comforts and headed to a dark and uncertain future not knowing if they would ever return. These were men of the infantry living in the rawest of conditions and under constant attack by the insurgents who ran rampant throughout the infamous Al An-bar Provence. Many of these soldiers were wounded and have spent months convalescing. My own son is one of these recovering warriors. He is home, healing well and we no longer have an empty chair. We count ourselves lucky. One of the soldiers did not survive the same I.E.D. blast that injured my son. For this soldier I have painted not a chair, but a love-seat. It can never filled. Each of the empty chairs represents a U.S. soldier still at war. I intend to paint empty chairs until all of our troops return to fill them.

This is NOT a political statement nor is it any type protest. This is simply my own quiet tribute to the men and women who serve and to their loved ones who wait patiently at home.

I will not be offering the original paintings for sale. You may however, purchase signed, matted limited edition giclee prints. The prints will be 8 by 8 inches matted to 16 by 16 inches and limited to a run of 150 each.

As an added note, as you are making out your holiday greeting cards, please take an extra moment to send one to a soldier overseas. Contact your local post office or go to the internet to find out how easy it is to send mail to "anysoldier."



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