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The print depicts the school's 26 students enjoying recess the
morning of the shootings while Zook watches from the porch.
"There is a peacefulness and innocence (in) the children playing in
the playground, which is what they were doing prior to that horrible
incident."
Soon after morning recess on Oct. 2, Charles Carl Roberts IV backed
a borrowed pickup truck into the school's driveway and took over the
school. Minutes later, after releasing the male students, Roberts
shot 10 female students at close range before turning the gun on
himself.
In Beiler's painting, five birds can be seen flying above the
schoolyard.
"That signifies the five girls who didn't make it," The 250
limited-edition large prints have sold out, Bowers said, but
8-by-11-inch unsigned copies of the painting are still in stock.
This painting was donated to the fire department for
the sale and is one of the numbered and signed prints. |
