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Hi everyone, thanks for your patience! This project took a long time to complete! But I'm super happy to present it to you!
Be safe and much love,
Sonia :)

-About the Piece-
My inspiration for this art piece came from my idols who are either the greatest from art history or incredible modern military artists. They always told a story and storytelling has been a passion of mine since I can remember. As my canvas, I used a vintage Spearhead M65 field jacket from the Vietnam war. I decided to keep the topic by painting about the famous WWII 3rd Armored Division. My goal for this project, was to keep everything as rugged as possible, while telling the story of the Spearhead. Again, I’m not into perfect art, otherwise I would rather use machines. My painting, ribbons, buttons and patches were all made by hand and hand painted. This is a one a kind piece and I won’t make another like it!

It was very important to capture the cold and roughness of the Battle of the Bulge. Through my long research, I came across scenes of Sherman tanks from the 3rd Armored Division driving through snowy roads. So, I had a clear scene in mind and I was ready to jump on Photoshop to draw a mockup sketch. Once I was satisfied with the scene, I traced it on a white painted rectangle on the jacket.
The painting process took about two weeks. I had issues with certain details, but at the end everything came out the way I wanted.
At the bottom right corner, there’s a destroyed Tiger tank, where a US Army tank crew member is helping the convoy avoid the wreck. Finally, I added a symbol of a torn apart Nazi flag as reminder that that idea is still out there lingering trying to get new followers. But united, we can always keep that darkness as a simple torn flag.
Painting the Sherman tank was fun, but it was a long process! I had to think about the light source, the shadows and depth, while making it realistic.

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Music:

French music: Près du feu qui chante, by anonymous 1920's singer
Lumiere Jean, Temps des Cerises.

-WWII Footage in the intro-
archive.org and digitalized by www.periscopefilm.com