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La Jolla Waterways Paintings and
​Conceptual Art Project Idea

I was driving down Torrey Pines Road to La Jolla Shores (La Jolla Streets) like I had done many times before; however, this time I was on a boat and the road was a river; I was so happy that I wanted to make this dream real. I realized that gravity would never allow this to happen. These paintings are without gravity.

I have spent a lot of time on boats and canals, waiting in locks to keep moving downstream, it is stressful. You do not want to bump the lock or other boats. I wanted to make paintings that showed the excitement and stress of this kind of boating. I did leave the locks out, and with that, I left out gravity, statics, and physics too. I thought it was funny, like Kurt Vonnegut's "Slapstick" I could turn gravity off if I wanted to.

I hope it is obvious where I am going with this; Students could find a concept that they want to reinforce or delete from the physical world and make a great series of artwork. All of these paintings are mine. However they could be your students work too. Check out the process and the paintings. 

This project could be an English-History-Physics-Art collaborative endeavor. Email me if you have questions or need help getting started. jefecarlosrobin@gmail.com 

The Process (How I made these paintings)

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Where Soledad Canal
​Meets Lookout Channel  

Acrylic on Panel
45" x 35" 

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Confluence of Mar and
Country Club Tributary 

Acrylic on Panel 
45" x 35"

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Hillside Water Way
Acrylic on Panel
26" x 40"

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Soledad Creek
Acrylic on Panel
26" x 40"​

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Kearsarge Viaducto
Acrylic on Panel 
45" x 35"

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Hillside Rivulet
Acrylic on Panel
26" x 40"​

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Rio de La Jolla y Nautilus 
Acrylic on Panel
10" x 12"
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Freeway for Boats
Acrylic on Panel
10" x 12"
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Subway and Overpass
Acrylic on Panel
10" x 12"