Amazing Maize

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Gouache paint with colored pencil and ink detail.

Corn, or "maize," is a staple food all around the world. It originated in the Americas and was then spread all over the world by the Europeans. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corn

Many people around the globe do not have enough to eat. One of the ways we can alleviate world hunger is by encouraging and improving the state of agriculture in developing nations. There's no easy solution, but there are plenty of people out there working to solve this problem.
You can start by clicking here thehungersite.greatergood.com/… or here www.mercycorps.org/ or here www.globalgiving.org/ to take action or get ideas.

Did you know that this month is Hunger Action Month in the USA? If you live in the US, odds are you have classmates or co-workers or neighbors that are not getting enough to eat. Learn more here: feedingamerica.org/

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About the artwork:
The girl in the painting is inspired by the Maasai tribe of Kenya. You've probably seen photos of them, they have very colorful outfits! The livelihood of the Maasai people largely depends on cattle. I chose to draw a goat instead.

Here are some sketches done for this piece: i15.photobucket.com/albums/a36…
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My first idea was to draw a corn maze with kids in it. I looked up stock photography of children and was inspired by the pic I linked above.

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