This American flag is painted on a large canvas utilizing Acrylic paint which is dripped in red throughout the piece. I made this piece to provoke thought regarding our nation. America has a very messy past. This past, along with the present, encompasses the bloodshed of millions of people. Whether it be soldiers on the battlefield, civilians embracing daily life, or the Native Americans who place in this country often remains ignored, lives have been and continue be lost at the hands of American; so what truly is the cost of freedom?