CRUSADER FOLLIES

An Allegory for the Road

This project dates from the second Iraqi war. Knights, bishops, sisters of mercy line up for the ride, all on horseback in a truck stop world. The series includes large and small canvases, pennants and scrolls, installations and a street funeral for Big Oil.

Stop n’ Go, 2002, 36” x 36”

Shell vs. Chevron, 2001, 36” x 48”

Troy Truck, 2003, 18” x 24”

Truck Stop Crusader, 2003, 16” x 20”

Gasoline Knights, 2002, 24" x 36"

Horse Brigade in LA, 2002, 30" x 48"

Our Lady of the Interstate, 2005, 48" x 36"

Bishop in a Drunken Boat, 2005, 24" x 18"

Oil Rules, 2005, 24" x 18"

Templar Knights, 2002, 16” x 20"

Backwards Knight, 2004, 48” x 30”

Tempus Fugit, 2005, 24” x 48"

Gas Stations of the Cross, 2002, mini-golf course

The Joust, 2002, Quintaine with oil drums

Twin Flags for The House of Saud and the White House