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Initially, I had two completely different paintings I was working on as my submissions but I felt compelled to do something regarding the social climate following the months of George Floyd’s death. Ultimately, I feel one of the biggest problems in our society is a lack of empathy for others who may have different experiences, challenges, or struggles in life. I was fortunate to grow up in the Bay Area where I’ve been surrounded by diversity my entire life. It taught me to embrace different cultures outside of my own and to empathize with the challenges of others, even if they aren’t problems of my own race. I think if we as humans can choose to not only see our own struggles that we can begin to find more common ground and understanding of one another. After all, we are all part of the same human race.

Darren Naylor

Darren@darrennaylor.com