{"id":75,"date":"2011-07-06T01:16:58","date_gmt":"2011-07-06T01:16:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sirrealist.com\/blog\/?p=75"},"modified":"2011-07-06T01:16:58","modified_gmt":"2011-07-06T01:16:58","slug":"the-oasis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sirrealist.com\/blog\/2011\/07\/06\/the-oasis\/","title":{"rendered":"The Oasis"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Oasis is a very surreal look at a common scene. These are the more simplistic and pure interpretive scenes I enjoy painting. The only intention is to show a part of reality that has been twisted just enough to provide thought or imagination. Here, we simply see a tremendous hand shading a much needed oasis for a weary desert traveler. Hands are a frequent recurring theme across much of my work and represent the role of creation and the human hand in the process of creating art.<\/p>\n

This painting is acrylic on canvas and measures 28″ by 24″<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Oasis is a very surreal look at a common scene. These are the more simplistic and pure interpretive scenes I enjoy painting. The only intention is to show a part of reality that has been twisted just enough to provide thought or imagination. 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