Pelican and Panda Went To Sea

Pelican and Panda Went To Sea

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Pelican and Panda Went To Sea
oil on paper
16 x 20.5 inches
This item is unmounted and unframed
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The Owl and the Pussy-cat went to sea 
In a beautiful pea-green boat, 
They took some honey, and plenty of money, 
Wrapped up in a five-pound note.
   - EDWARD LEAR

Here we are, on the shore of the sea of shenanigans, ready to row our way across in a boat called The Malarkey. And what fine companions we have on this seafaring day!

The world we're living in has me thinking of the beautiful pea-green boat. 

We're all in the boat together, after all. We're all downstream from someone and upstream from another. We share air, sky, water and land. We share sunshine and moonlight and wind and rain. I believe there is enough for all, if only humans would share. Which, apparently, we do not. Well, some humans don't share.

And so. 

Need a penny, take a penny. Have a penny, leave one. A simple thought, easy to do. If your cupboard has extra, share it with a bare cupboard. If your wallet is full, pass some moolah to an empty purse. And if your boat has room, maybe let someone on board.

And if your heart has the capacity to love more (safely, of course) then spread some love around. Because if Pelican and Panda can figure it out, so can we.

Now, I'm heading out to sea in The Malarkey. Want to join me?

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About the art: This painting is the first in a series inspired by Lear's poem. Beginning with an old acrylic abstract painting on paper covered with a thin coat of gesso (the underpainting adds a lovely texture to this piece), then roughing in the central figures with thinned paint and a wide brush. Working next from the outside in, using the background paint to refine the figure shapes. A long drying time. Then the details of the faces, boat shape and sail. Many subsequent thinned layers to create shadows and dimension. Another coat for the background, using a rubber wedge to create motion in the sea by draaaaaagging the paint around. Alternating darks and lights until the saturation reached my satisfaction, then another long drying time followed by a coat of  varnish. 

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The November Reader Giveaway continues the social experiment of a Questions Exchange - five questions each (thee and me!) asked and answered. Leave a comment on any blog post this. month to be automatically entered (and thanks to reader Trina T. for this suggestion!)

The first winner is artist/photographer/teacher/podcaster/blogger and friend Carl Stoveland. And WOW did we ever have FUN!  I'll publish segments of our hour-long interview over the next several weeks, as there are many treasures to be revealed! But first off, here's a little introduction from each of us, just to give a little taste of what's coming.