The Last Survivor
by Karen Wilson
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36.000 x 50.000 inches
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Title
The Last Survivor
Artist
Karen Wilson
Medium
Painting - Oil On Canvas
Description
My dad gave me the idea for this painting many years ago while I was studying portrait painting under him. I've thought about doing it for years, mulling it over in my mind, mentally composing it, loosing sleep over it. This past year my dad, a retired army air corps pilot, turned 90 and I thought this painting would be a great gift. It shows an old man, sitting alone with his dog, reading a letter that told him his last buddy from the war passed away. He's sad and broke out a wine bottle to drink a toast to all his departed friends who are depicted as ghost figures all around him. The seated figure is actually my dad and the beagle is Dinky, his dog.
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October 6th, 2011
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Comments (10)
Raymond Ruetsch
Great picture. I lost my dad 5 years ago. He was a B-24 Ball Turret Gunner on a B-24 with 43 missions before being captured. He was the last surviving member of his crew. Right before he passed away we took him to the AF Museum at Wright Patterson and got a picture of him and a granddaughter and 3 greatgrandsons in front of the B-24 there which had been in his squadron. I am on the board of directors for the Missouri POW/MIA Museum currently under construction (we are remodeling a 1800's cavalry officers duplex and bringing it back to code and historical standards.) I will recommend to the board that we purchase a copy of this for the museum. Again - beautiful job. (ruetschray@aol.com)
Erica Kestner-Cunningham
I see this image almost everyday when I look at my husband. He lost 6 good friends May 19th 2007 in Iraq when an IED hit their Bradley. Very beautiful work. Definitely brought tears to my eyes...
Bob Wilson
Kyle - thanks for the kind comments. This was my present to my Dad for his 90th birthday . . . he is now 91. His experiences during WWII and Korea are still very fresh in his mind. Thank you for your service also.
Kyle Doucette
being a soldier with people i know that have past i love this painting. really hits home!
Carolyn Farris
Bob, I love it! What talent you have! What medium did you use? I was trying to figure out if you used watercolor, acrylic or oil.....let me know if you have time.....WOW!
Karen Wilson replied:
Thanks! This painting was done with oil on canvas. The background and curtains were painted in, then the ghost figures outlined in chalk and glazed over the background. If I had to do the painting over again, I probably would have painted all the figures first, then glazed the backgound.
Gene Ritchhart
Excellent work! How many Army Aircorp, GI's and Seaman have toasted their fallen comrades?
Karen Wilson replied:
Thanks. While doing the research for this painting I ran across an old episode of M.A.S.H. where Col Potter, who was in WWI, toasted his lost comrades. It's a very touching subject.
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