Artist's statement: "Today, some years after the end of Guatemala's devastating civil war, it has been revealed that over 100,000 civilians... most of them Maya Indians, perished in the Guatemalan government army's fanatical anti-communist blood bath. Guatemalan church and human rights organizations have not only confirmed the terrible death toll, but have criticized the US government for having trained and armed the Guatemalan army and police.

This large chalk pastel drawing was created on a single sheet of German etching paper mounted on foamcore. I first created a light preliminary sketch directly on the paper with a soft pencil. That sketch was sprayed with a fixative before proceeding with the color drawing. I then worked up the outlines monochromatically using various browns. Finally I blocked in the main colors, paying attention to color hues and sharpness of details. I used nothing but soft Sennelier chalk pastel in creating my drawing. For the finer details I would sharpen the chalk stick to a point or fine edge. On occasion I would blend areas with a small rag. After each work session the drawing was sprayed with a workable fixative."