Reflecting

8/8” mixed media on canvas

Remember the pool scene from The Graduate? That one always stuck with me. As a kid, I used to love swimming down to the bottom of the pool and I would stay down as long as I could. It was a safe place. A place to ponder life without all the noise and confusion, the pressures and conflicts. I could really use a nice, deep pool these days.

Until then, I will paint. 💙

20 responses to “Reflecting”

  1. EclecticMusicLover Avatar

    Your painting evokes the colors and textures of a pool, and The Graduate is one of my top 10 favorite movies.

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    1. tiffanyarpdaleo Avatar

      Thanks Jeff, it’s always been a favorite of mine too, classic and still relevent today!

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  2. Simon Avatar

    I know the feeing and I often need that

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    1. tiffanyarpdaleo Avatar

      Yeah, I guess it’s a thing! Thanks Simon!

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      1. Simon Avatar

        Always Tiff – I hope you’re doing ok 🙂

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        1. tiffanyarpdaleo Avatar

          Thanks a lot, simon, I’m doing okay.

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          1. Simon Avatar

            Glad to hear that 🙂

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  3. Tra Italia e Finlandia Avatar

    This is so harmonious…

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    1. tiffanyarpdaleo Avatar

      Thank you so much! 💙

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  4. Timothy Price Avatar
    Timothy Price

    Beautiful blues.

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  5. Michele Lee Avatar

    Beautiful painting and reference, Tiffany. Nothing quite comforts and nurtures like swimming, wherever the body of water. 💙

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    1. tiffanyarpdaleo Avatar

      Absolutely! I have a small tattoo of a blue wave to symbolize my connection to water! 💙

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      1. Michele Lee Avatar

        That is a wonderful reminder. 💙

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  6. hitandrun1964 Avatar

    That was a great film but I didn’t remember that scene. Lovely painting.

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    1. tiffanyarpdaleo Avatar

      Thanks, Gigi! That scene was what I remembered first, it took me a minute to remember what film it was, now I need to watch the movie again!

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  7. Aud Avatar

    Ahaha! that is a GREAT movie. I loved the bottom of the pool, too. Also being under water in the tub, with the distant rounded echoes of the sounds in the house. Very comforting…. ^_^ I don’t bathe much anymore, I’d forgotten about that. (I would say I shower a lot, but “a lot” would be pushing the boundaries of reality haha!)

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    1. tiffanyarpdaleo Avatar

      Thanks Aud, I needed a laugh today! 😂 Yeah, pretty much any water works for me!

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  8. Giadreams (themoviemylife.com) Avatar

    Time to add The Graduate to my watch list and time for you to book a spa day. 🤓

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