DURING THE NAZI OCCUPATION OF FRANCE, THE WALLED TOWN OF ORADOUR WAS CHOSEN TO SET AN EXAMPLE OF THOSE WHO DID NOT ADHERE TO THE NAZI ORDERS. THE TOWN WAS SURROUNDED AT NIGHT BY TROOPS AND TANKS, AND FIRE-BOMBED. THERE WERE NO KNOWN SURVIVORS. THIS PAINTING IS MERELY OF THE WALLS THAT ENCOMPASSED THE TOWN AND THE PEOPLE—AS A WITNESS TO A HORRIBLE EVENT OF HISTORY. ONE DAY, I WILL TRY TO PAINT THE BURNED AND TWISTED TRICYCLES THAT STILL REMAIN AS A REMINDER.