This is a painting created for the show China Minorities-American Perceptions. We often think of China as being on the opposite side of the globe from us. The language, both spoken and written is about as different as you can get. It seems a challenge to move past our preconceived ideas of people with such different ways. And yet, when we stand close and look into the eyes of a child we see that we all have dreams; dreams for a happy life with peace, prosperity and special people to love.
Whenever a big tourist boat happened along, this entrepreneur paddled his bamboo raft out to meet it. His crate was loaded with grapes to satisfy hot tourists taking in the sights on the upper deck of the tour boats. This was not a job for the weak or tentative. He had to push off from the shore and paddle hard. Then he tie his raft to the side of the bigger boat and passed his produce up to his hungry customers.
This is a painting created for the show China Minorities-American Perceptions. We often think of China as being on the opposite side of the globe from us. The language, both spoken and written is about as different as you can get. It seems a challenge to move past our preconceived ideas of people with such different ways. And yet, when we stand close and look into the eyes of a child we see that we all have dreams; dreams for a happy life with peace, prosperity and special people to love.
Whenever a big tourist boat happened along, this entrepreneur paddled his bamboo raft out to meet it. His crate was loaded with grapes to satisfy hot tourists taking in the sights on the upper deck of the tour boats. This was not a job for the weak or tentative. He had to push off from the shore and paddle hard. Then he tie his raft to the side of the bigger boat and passed his produce up to his hungry customers.