RULER FOR LIFE

14" x 18" mixed media: acrylic on canvas with plaster cast skulls


I painted this when I read of the demise of an African despot, one responsible for the deaths of countless numbers of his subjects. His name was always followed by the title, Ruler For Life, which struck me as ironic and chilling.

 

© 2004 Richard Benbrook

(in the collection of Jack Haye)