Various Shades Of Grey

We all want things simple, either true or false, right or wrong, good or evil. But in truth, we live in a world with lots of shades of grey. In fact, many of us live just this side of good or just the other side of devilish; just this side of sanity or just the other side of crazy. All you have to do is read the daily newsfeeds to figure that out. Has this always been the case or has it worsened in recent years? I can tell you that filicide is up. Parents are responsible for 61% of child murders under the age of five. And the lady of the house is statistically more likely than the male to be the killer. This is just one example of what I'm talking about. But it is very troubling. This is a 4.5 by 4 inches envelope drawing using gel pen and charcoal pencil. It's what Original Jones Art is thinking about as he shuffles about the art house here in northwest Austin, Texas.