The Snail SellerIn Alan's JournalsPainted on a 9x18" sheet of 140#, CP.Private CollectionKhmer Girl, born a refugeeIn Alan's JournalsPainted on a 9x18" sheet of 140#, CP. | There are a variety of vendors on foot pushing carts on the streets of Phnom Penh. This particular vendor was selling snails that are harvested from the many suspicious smelling drainage ditches and ponds in and around the city.This beautiful little girl lives in one of the refugee camps in Thailand along Cambodia's North border. These refugees fled the Khmer Rouge genocide in Cambodia of 30+ years ago and have never returned to Cambodia for fear of the Khmer Rouge who still live in Cambodia.Another resident of the refugee camps in Thailand. Capturing the suspicious willingness in her face was the artistic challenge here.Another resident of the refugee camps in Thailand. The sense of wonder in her face was what I hoped to convey in this one. |
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