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Media: Acrylic
Size: 18x24 in
This is the demo painting I made during the private painting session I
taught in the studio today. Before painting, as we brainstormed ideas
we decided to practice painting a girl in a canoe in the water ... and
for me, I decided to add an exaggerated arm that serves as an oar. It
reminds me of when I was an undergraduate at UC Irvine and during some
heated discussions in a writing class, one of my favorite professors
said that no matter how difficult discussions get, it's important to
keep thinking critically, keep reading, and keep my oar in the water ...
to participate in the direction of conversations, the direction of the
world.
As the painting was concluding, I googled quotes about oars and found this perfect proverb:
This is the demo painting I made during the private painting session I
taught in the studio today. Before painting, as we brainstormed ideas
we decided to practice painting a girl in a canoe in the water ... and
for me, I decided to add an exaggerated arm that serves as an oar. It
reminds me of when I was an undergraduate at UC Irvine and during some
heated discussions in a writing class, one of my favorite professors
said that no matter how difficult discussions get, it's important to
keep thinking critically, keep reading, and keep my oar in the water ...
to participate in the direction of conversations, the direction of the
world.
As the painting was concluding, I googled quotes about oars and found this perfect proverb:
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