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Dear Ocean

approx 15″ x 19″ (approx 38 cm x 48 cm) acrylic & pencil on watercolour paper

This abstract painting was inspired by photos of trash in the ocean near Indonesia  – taken by Zak Noyle and published online by The Huffington Post:

Dede’s trash barrel. Java 2012. Mandatory photo credit: Noyle/A-Frame
Links: @zaknoyle @aframephoto http://www.aframephoto.com

Painting Close-Ups:

Painting © deb davies thorkelson    |    may 2015
Photograph of surfer © zak noyle / http://www.aframephoto.com