ROWING ON

IMPETUS
acrylic on canvas 20"x24" - Erin Thomas 1.6.17
As an icon, oars represent propulsion, moving forward...or at the very least, movement.
These three passengers represent fight, flight and freeze, the three reactions we all have ready to activate in our time of crisis.  As you can see in the painting, they are currently working together to execute the task at hand, the simple grind of rowing a boat in a very busy sea, but at any given moment, one could give up and set the operation loose in a rocky sea.

​PROPULSION
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Red skies and impetus inhibited,
​Nocturnal strategy enshrined.
Inherant intentions and felonious heresy, 
Subversions lead aground,
This wanderer be rowing on.

"DEATH!" says one, to this adversary,
How dare you cause me fear!
Cognitive reasons bound with fists,
Flash forward tsunami be bound.
This wanderer be rowing on.

"RUN!" says two, to this hostile,
I wish not to discompose today.
Temple of impregnability, repeat, repeat
Fall backward and run around.
This wanderer be rowing on.

"BE STILL" says three, to this enemy,
best not to handle the artillery.
Retreat, surround, sanctuary sealed,
Disappearing external has found.
​This wanderer be rowing on.

Watered skies bulge this progression,
Perversive actions forgiven, for now.
Frivolous notions and virtuous angels see,
Red water hemorrhage the sound.
This wanderer be rowing on.
​This wanderer be rowing on.
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sketches of IMPETUS

all words and images ©2017 Erin Thomas

​For information about purchasing the original painting IMPETUS:
​email erinduquette71@gmail.com
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​IMPETUS
20"x24" acrylic on canvas

For information about purchasing
​the original painting IMPETUS:
​email erinduquette71@gmail.com
​cel 207.337.3713