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ACTUALLY, THE PHOTO WAS TAKEN IN MISSOURI CITY, MISSOURI, A SMALL AND SLEEPY MISSOURI RIVER TOWN, SUMMER OF 2007.
MY WATERCOLOR ON THE BOTTOM IS A CHANNELING EXPERIENCE, A PICTORIAL IMAGE OF THE JAPANESE LANDING ON TARAWA BEFORE WORLD WAR TWO BEGAN. I HAVE ALWAYS WONDERED IF THE RESIDENTS WELCOMED THEM WITH OPEN ARMS OR SPEARS. THERE IS SO MUCH HISTORY THAT HASN'T BEEN RECORDED.