Category Archives: Painting

Fall is Here

Posted on October 9, 2026 by Joel D. Hirst

Fall https://www.artpal.com/joeldhirst?i=319328-54

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Flower Still Lifes

Posted on October 7, 2026 by Joel D. Hirst

Which do you prefer?

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Eltz Castle, Germany

Posted on October 4, 2026 by Joel D. Hirst

Europe is a museum to its remarkable past. After the great wars, they tried to build a continent safe from war and violence and poverty. It was a remarkable experiment, which is now mostly coming to an end. Such things … Continue reading →

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Protest Art — USAID

Posted on September 25, 2026 by Joel D. Hirst

A group of Sudanese women stand, huddled together for protection against the sandstorm. They have likely fled the Janjaweed (current RSF), or maybe the army, or maybe both. All they have in the world is a tin pot and a … Continue reading →

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Eiffel Tower and the Seine, Paris

Posted on September 19, 2026 by Joel D. Hirst

Paris does abide. The last time I was in France was for my sister in law’s wedding, in Grenoble in 2019 I think. Before then, it was for a few days with my wife and my other sister in law, … Continue reading →

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9/11 @ 25

Posted on September 11, 2026 by Joel D. Hirst

For about ten years I fought in the “War on Terror”. My work was in three theaters, all in Africa (Uganda, Mali, Nigeria) against ISIS, Al Shabbab, Al Qaida and Boko Haram. I mapped jihadi movements throughout the Lake Chad … Continue reading →

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Colorful Castle

Posted on September 8, 2026 by Joel D. Hirst

I did a second one of these, more colorful. Which do you prefer? https://www.artpal.com/joeldhirst?i=319328-51

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Fantasy Castle

Posted on September 3, 2026 by Joel D. Hirst

This one is entirely from my imagination. I’ve been fascinated with castles for my lifetime. I would own one, and become lost there in its legends and histories, if I could. https://www.artpal.com/joeldhirst?i=319328-50

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Girl Reading Book in a Field of Sunflowers

Posted on August 27, 2026 by Joel D. Hirst

I think she is probably happy, content and at peace with herself. What do you think? https://www.artpal.com/joeldhirst/?i=319328-49

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Don Quixote

Posted on August 19, 2026 by Joel D. Hirst

In Yerevan, Armenia, in an antique shop full of musty tomes and dusty artifacts I found an old Soviet Don Quixote iron statuette. The Soviets loved Quixote. His fight against the oligarchs; his utopian sense of the possible; his tireless … Continue reading →

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