water-media on canvas; 30x40x2”

“In my paintings in water-media, there is no preconceived subject matter. Any narrative aspects come about as part of the process of painting. As the helmet forms came through, I saw the heads of soldiers and imagined that the painting might be a commentary about the absurdity of maintaining peace through inflicting death and destruction.”

ARTIST BIO: Artist Kurt W. Storch, 67, lives and works in the Camp Washington neighborhood of Cincinnati, Ohio. The evolution of his work has taken several forms, most recently working in water-media on canvas. He has long been an artist/activist in the areas of social awareness and peace and justice as well as exploring through art aspects of mental wellness.