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Honor, Remembrance, Gratitude and Hope for Peace Expressed in Art

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An Artful Tribute

This was published in 2022 and updates have been made recently.

Every day we need to honor those individuals who served in the Armed Forces and we should pay a tribute to the many heroes who have generously and willingly sacrificed their lives to protect our freedom and bear the tremendous stress of war and conflict.

This art presentation with messages of honor, remembrance, gratitude and hope for peace has been curated from The Healing Power of ART & ARTISTS online art gallery. Visit the artists’ pages to see more of their artwork and read about their professional achievements and inspiration. Contact them directly to purchase their artwork.

To the brave men and women we have lost: You are forever in our hearts and minds.


Peter N. Van Giesen

Interconnected Aura, acrylic on canvas 24” x 32”

Interconnected Aura, acrylic on canvas 24” x 32”


For purple mountain majesties…  Above the enameled plain!   America, America!   God shed His grace on thee… ~ Katharine Lee Bates

“Our flag does not fly because the wind moves it. It flies with the last breath of each soldier who died protecting it.”~ Unknown


Bren Sibilsky

Butterfly Love, clay, resin and patina

"Butterfly Love" (11H x 7W x 4D). It is Clay, Resin and Patina.


“Regard your soldiers as your children, and they will follow you into the deepest valleys; look on them as your own beloved sons, and they will stand by you even unto death.” ~ Sun Tzu


Frantisek Strouhal

Love Prevails, mixed media: oil printing/lithograpgy inks, 19″ x 23″

LOVE PREVAILS, mixed media/ oil printing/lithograpgy inks, 19" x 23"


“You may say I’m a dreamer, but I’m not the only one. I hope someday you’ll join us. And the world will live as one.” ~ John Lennon

“Peace cannot be kept by force; it can only be achieved by understanding.” ~ Albert Einstein


David G. Rickman

Hope Within, acrylic on panel, 29″ x 29″ x 1.25″

Hope Within, acrylic on panel, 29" x 29" x 1.25"


“Nothing can bring you peace but yourself. Nothing can bring you peace but the triumph of principles.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson

“So long as the memory of certain beloved friends lives in my heart, I shall say that life is good.” ~  Helen Keller

The best fighter is never angry. ~ Lao Tzu


Rajul Shah

Divinity, acrylic and 23kt gold leaf on wood, 16″ x 16″
Divinity, acrylic and 23kt gold leaf on wood, 16" x 16"


“Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that.” ~ Martin Luther King Jr., A Testament of Hope: The Essential Writings and Speeches


“America without her soldiers would be like God without His angels.” ~ Claudia Pemberton


Therese Boisclair

Hopeful Light, mixed media 24″ diameter

Hopeful Light, 24" diameter


“If you want to thank a soldier, be the kind of American worth fighting for.” ~ Unknown

“A hero is someone who has given his or her life to something bigger than oneself.” ~ Joseph Campbell


“Heroism doesn’t always happen in a burst of glory.
Sometimes small triumphs and large hearts change the course of history.” ~ Mary Roach



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Renée Phillips founded The Healing Power of ART & ARTISTS in 2015. She is founder and director of Manhattan Arts International www.ManhattanArts.com, where she maintains an online art gallery. She also helps artists achieve their fullest potential with articles and writing services at Renee-Phillips.com.

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