"Salt Of The Earth"

2025
8"X10" X   oil on  cradled panel. Original painting.
 
A portrait of an humble, unnamed working-class thinker,  an example of the actual backbone of American society. Often looked at by elites with either condescension or as a class to be exploited, he and his like are actually a critical resource of American ingenuity and talent that naturally results from being blessed with individual freedoms.