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Tuesday, April 30, 2024

Alaska

Alaska, embraced by deep blue seas and towering, majestic mountains. Out on the water, fishing for clusters of salmon or halibut to sell at market. A solitary painter contemplates a planet squandering its beauty, losing sight of the abundance that surrounds us.

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The sea sustains both you and me, yet commercial enterprises act as scavengers, encroaching upon our escape. Alaska, reveal your beauty to me, and let the sea's creatures roam freely. May they explore without succumbing to conventional captivity and capitalism.

Completed Painting

My parents traveled to Alaska almost every year for nearly three decades. My mother took numerous beautiful photographs during their visits. The photo below is not hers but from a stock collection. I was particularly captivated by the varied shades of green on the mountainside and the light blue ocean below, accentuated by the subtle glow of red from the buoy trailing behind.

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