"The Charge of the Light Brigade" is an original ink on panel painting by Lex Lucius that measures 60" tall by 84" wide. Interestingly, Lucius creates most of his work with a rag. Often hidden within the many layers of his paintings are symbols, words and more marks to add a conceptual element to the art. The horses Lucius paints reside at stables close to his studio in Basalt, Colorado. 

"The Charge of the Light Brigade" features the words from Lex's favorite poem of the same name written repeatedly throughout the painting. Words like "honor," "valley," "hero" and "noble" are notable within the painting.  "The Charge of the Light Brigade" was written in 1854, six weeks after the Battle of Balaclava of the Crimean War. The poem honors the horse soldiers sacrifice of their lives by riding into a battle that was doomed from the start.

The poem by Lord Tennyson reads:

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