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Being aware of our impact on the planet is important to everyone. Finding a surreal method of portraying that responsibility, that delicate balance, is nothing easy. A Delicate Balance represents the idea that we all hold a power in our hands, the power to do nothing or to choose and try to maintain the environment we have. We can choose to simply close our hand, close our eyes, and crush what power we have, the environment around us, or we can balance and maintain as best we can.
\nThis painting is Acrylic on Canvas, measuring 24″ by 24″<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Being aware of our impact on the planet is important to everyone. Finding a surreal method of portraying that responsibility, that delicate balance, is nothing easy. 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