The Prodigal Son, 1996, Oil on Panel, 22 ½" x 24 ½", Private Collection

. . . Hrehov frequently uses toys and their static-yet-lifelike quality as his subjects. This occurs in "The Prodigal Son," where a figure throws grain to hogs in a metaphor about strewing wealth before swine or squandering one's inheritance. . . . . There's a Message in Hrehov's Medium By DIANE HEILENMAN Courier-Journal Critic © The Courier-Journal Louisville, Kentucky Sunday, June 15, 1997