Robert Flinkman
Robert Flinkman Searching for an honest man etching and aquatint on Hahnemuehle paper 11" X 9" 2011 copyright 2011 Robert Flinkman
In ancient Greece, the philosopher Diogenese searched throughout Athens with a lantern in broad daylight in the attempt to find a truly honest man. He was mocked and ridiculed for it. Even with satellite tracking, GPS devices and electronic surveillance, I don't think he would be any more successful today.
Robert Flinkman Those who sow the winds etching and aquatint on Hahnenmuehle paper 11" X 9" 2014 copyright 2014 Robert Flinkman
We create the very situations and circumstances we have to deal with. If you sow the winds of anger and violence, you will reap the storms they create.
Robert Flinkman Bucket or hose? etching and aquatint on Hahnemuehle paper 11" X 9" 2013 copyright 2013 Robert Flinkman
The house is on fire. Meanwhile the two men fight with each other, who has got the better plan to put out the blaze. Bucket or hose? Hose or bucket? If they cooperated with each other, the fire would have already been put out.