Buen Viaje 2013-W28

Or, Bon Voyage for you francophones.  One of our art mates is moving to Mexico soon to teach for a year, and we are gathering today for a send-off party that includes the gift of a small painting from each of us to take along.

I pondered quite a while about a subject, but eventually it occurred to me that — during a year immersed in Latino culture and peoples — seeing someone "all American" could be an interesting counterpoint.  (Although the actual subject is a British soccer player, but close enough.)

While painting, my mind wandered to thoughts about current demographic trends; I realized that one day this century, sooner not later, the typical all-American youth would be a Latino...  the very thought of which gets Rush Limbaugh and Glen Beck to foaming at the mouth.

Back in the day, the same kind of hysteria was aimed at the Irish and Italians and Swedes (to name a few) and that all seems to have worked out okay.  I'm confident America will still be pretty great, even when it has also become un poco más picante también.  Think about that while you enjoy today's painting!

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