The False Prophets
Archival aluminum print
30” x 40”

The False Prophets depict the moment when a pack of coyotes approaches two men on their farm somewhere in the 19th century American South. A flock of sheep gathers nervously around the first man, their shepherd, who stands dressed in black holding the leashed animals in one hand while the other reaches piously toward heaven. The second man stands in the foreground just outside the picket fence, confronting the sly coyotes while calmly holding a rifle behind his back. The curious goat watches the unfolding scene atop a stump as a frightened doe jumps fearfully into the shadows and a flock of purple martins flies playfully around their gourd tree. These coyotes and their accompanying pack, with false teachings and unfulfilled prophecies, will now begin their well planned scheme of leading the men and the flock astray. Only the wise birds will escape their nefarious ploy.


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