Bone Piling

Bone Piling, Acrylic on paper, 2016

Back when I first started painting I intended on being mostly wildland firefighting themed (hence the name “Drip Torch Studio”) but it hasn’t worked out that way. Here is one example of a firefighting theme. These guys are doing what is known as “bone piling”, which is the practice of picking up the dead wood within a burned area and piling it up to make sure it’s completely consumed.

I don’t think the painting is terrible. There are areas that I probably could have spent more time on.

What sticks out the most?

The lack of PPE. Neither of them have a fire shelter. That’s going to bug me forever now.

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