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Acrylic on canvas \u2013 8 x 8 inch \u2013 Unique work<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Alone facing the sea, eyes closed, I listen to the sound of the waves and feel the salty spray washing over my face. I am here on the shore, and I feel at peace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

I think of all those fish, mammals, shellfish, and crustaceans\u2026 I picture them free and happy. Yet, the ocean depths are in danger. Writing about the vast subject of ecology isn’t usually my style, and yet, as I look at my painting, this marine world compels me. How about a story set in the deep blue? It certainly appeals to me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is the story of a dolphin who goes by the sweet name of Flipper (get it?). While accompanying his parents to the big annual market held in December, Flipper gets lost in the crowd. Instead of panicking, he frolics among the stalls. He\u2019d love to taste those little dried fish; they look delicious. But he doesn\u2019t have any money\u2014what a shame. He spots a female of his species who looks quite shy. He doesn\u2019t dare approach her at all; he\u2019s terrified of how she might react. The worst thing would be scaring her off or having her complain to her parents. What kind of impression would Flipper make then?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He has been wandering among the stalls for quite some time. It is high time he started looking for his own parents. Thirty minutes later, he still hasn\u2019t found them. To be honest, he is starting to get worried. His aimless circling catches the attention of a male dolphin. Clearly concerned, the dolphin swims over to ask what is wrong. But wait\u2014it\u2019s the father of the young female he noticed earlier. How embarrassing… Flipper has been busted; after this, he\u2019ll never be able to pass himself off as a hero again. He\u2019ll have to come up with a different approach. But then again, that isn\u2019t the most pressing issue right now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While taking a stroll through the street market\u2014just the “guys”\u2014they happen to run into his parents. His parents had been worried sick. They don\u2019t scold him right away; they\u2019ll lecture him later, once they\u2019re back home. There\u2019s no point making a scene in front of the crowd that has gathered around them.

All\u2019s well that ends well. Wait, could this be an eyewink from his future better half?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Acrylic on canvas \u2013 8 x 8 inch \u2013 Unique work Alone facing the sea, eyes closed, I listen to the sound of the waves and feel the salty spray washing over my face. I am here on the shore, and I feel at peace.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[14],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sidranne-painter.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2188"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sidranne-painter.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sidranne-painter.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sidranne-painter.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sidranne-painter.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2188"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sidranne-painter.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2188\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2190,"href":"https:\/\/sidranne-painter.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2188\/revisions\/2190"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sidranne-painter.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2188"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sidranne-painter.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2188"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sidranne-painter.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2188"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}