Donald Axleroad

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  The Gates of Hell

Perhaps no story has gripped the imagination of human beings more than the legend surrounding the Gates of Hell, guarded by the ferocious Cerberus, a three-headed dog. Charon, the boatman, ferries lost souls across the River Styx to the netherworld, while the three menacing Furies hover overhead.

Fear of the unknown, isolation and despair find a communal connection in the artist’s depiction of the ravages of dementia and Alzheimer’s disease.
 
     
Donald Axleroad <i>Gates of Hell</i> woodcut
Lost Souls Crossing River Styx
Donald Axleroad <i>Gates of Hell</i> woodcut
Lost Souls Crossing River Styx
Donald Axleroad <i>Gates of Hell</i> woodcut
Charon Crossing the River Styx
Donald Axleroad <i>Gates of Hell</i> woodcut
Charon the Boatman from Hell I
Donald Axleroad <i>Gates of Hell</i> oil on canvas
The Weight of Dementia
Donald Axleroad <i>Gates of Hell</i> woodcut
Dementia: The Gates of Hell