{"id":763,"date":"2022-01-21T22:51:07","date_gmt":"2022-01-21T22:51:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/andersonsfineart.com\/parsnips\/?post_type=product&#038;p=763"},"modified":"2022-01-24T23:14:53","modified_gmt":"2022-01-24T23:14:53","slug":"smart-brave-strong-kind","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/andersonsfineart.com\/parsnips\/product\/smart-brave-strong-kind\/","title":{"rendered":"Smart, Brave, Strong &#038; Kind"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>24&#215;36&#8243; Oil\/Canvas<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>24&#215;36&#8243; Oil\/Canvas<\/p>\n<p>I was asked by a professional who works with dyslexic children, to do an inspirational painting emphasizing four positive traits.\u00a0 She provided a stick-figure sketch and outline of the concept:<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-667 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/andersonsfineart.com\/parsnips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Original-Idea-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"621\" height=\"466\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/andersonsfineart.com\/parsnips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Original-Idea.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/andersonsfineart.com\/parsnips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Original-Idea.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/andersonsfineart.com\/parsnips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Original-Idea.jpg?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/andersonsfineart.com\/parsnips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Original-Idea.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 621px) 100vw, 621px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The requirements were: &#8220;A Motivational painting for dyslexic children.\u00a0 Standing on open books in power poses. Bright colors.\u00a0 Happy triumphant kids. Clear, easy to read font.&#8221;\u00a0 My solution was to make the four traits into the titles on the spines of four colorful, stacked books in fonts that reflect each trait. I had the children standing on an open book on top of the stack, which placed the emphasis on the children as the focal point of the composition. 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