31 Days in July : Matt Sesow

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This page: The "31 Days in July", by Matt Sesow: 2012. The ninth year of the project


"Children in the Sand, with Terrorist Diversion" 30" x 40" on stretched canvas *SOLD oil/acrylic on the painting july 1, 2012 31 days in july matt sesow painting (usa kills 8 in pakistan via drone attack, 9th year of '31 days in july' begins... estimates over 100 children in pakistan killed by drones so far. obama administration classifies 'males' as 'militants') email sesow@sesow.com to reserve/ask about purchasing. please include url and description.	"Saint Malverde" 30" x 40" on stretched canvas *SOLD oil/acrylic on the painting july 2, 2012 31 days in july matt sesow painting (new president Pena Nieto inherits drug war, Saint Malverde represents many poor/traffickers as 'robin hood') email sesow@sesow.com to reserve/ask about purchasing. please include url and description.	"Guardian of Timbuktu" 30" x 40" on stretched canvas *SOLD (painting of Al Farouk guardian of Timbuktu... monument was destroyed by al qaeda in mali at the Place d'Independance leading into Timbuktu.) oil/acrylic on the painting july 3, 2012 31 days in july matt sesow painting email sesow@sesow.com to reserve/ask about purchasing. please include url and description.	"Laissez Faire (with exceptional americans and higgs boson)" 30" x 40" on stretched canvas *SOLD (painting for july 4 reflecting on the heat wave/global warming/electrical outage in dc, the idea of 'american exceptionalism', vacation day for white collar workers, exceptional americans/founding fathers, and the discovery of the higgs boson particle/fireworks.) oil/acrylic on the painting july 4, 2012 31 days in july matt sesow painting email sesow@sesow.com to reserve/ask about purchasing. please include url and description.
"Terrorized" 30" x 40" on stretched canvas *SOLD (painting inspired by today's story in the UK Telegraph "Bee stings killed as many in UK as terrorists...") oil/acrylic on the painting july 5, 2012 31 days in july matt sesow painting email sesow@sesow.com to reserve/ask about purchasing. please include url and description.	"the Hunted" 30" x 40" on stretched canvas *SOLD (inspired by the news that s. korea will allow killing of whales again... whale meat is sold in some south korean restaurants) oil/acrylic on the painting july 6, 2012 31 days in july matt sesow painting email sesow@sesow.com to reserve/ask about purchasing. please include url and description.	"Running from the Bull" 30" x 40" on stretched canvas *SOLD ‎(inspired by inspired by the annual 'running of the bulls' in pamplona) oil/acrylic on the painting july 7, 2012 31 days in july matt sesow painting email sesow@sesow.com to reserve/ask about purchasing. please include url and description.	"Touring" 30" x 40" on stretched canvas *SOLD (inspired by annual tour de france) oil/acrylic on the painting july 8, 2012 31 days in july matt sesow painting email sesow@sesow.com to reserve/ask about purchasing. please include url and description.
"keep calm and carry on" (with dog of summer and dog of war)" 30" x 40" on stretched canvas ‎*SOLD (inspired by hottest year on record ever recorded, multiple days in 90's/100F, 6 american soldiers killed in Afghanistan by ied) oil/acrylic on the painting july 9, 2012 31 days in july matt sesow painting email sesow@sesow.com to reserve/ask about purchasing. please include url and description.	"Mister Monopoly" 30" x 40" on stretched canvas *SOLD (inspired by LIBOR manipulation by Barclays ) oil/acrylic on the painting july 10, 2012 31 days in july matt sesow painting email sesow@sesow.com to reserve/ask about purchasing. please include url and description.	"Birds (of mexico)" 30" x 40" on stretched canvas *SOLD (inspired by bird flu scare and inoculation in mexico against bird flu. 2 million chickens killed to offset the scare ) oil/acrylic on the painting july 11, 2012 31 days in july matt sesow painting email sesow@sesow.com to reserve/ask about purchasing. please include url and description.	"Striking Miner" 30" x 40" on stretched canvas *SOLD (inspired by striking miners in Madrid over austerity measures levied by Spanish govt. ) oil/acrylic on the painting july 12, 2012 31 days in july matt sesow painting email sesow@sesow.com to reserve/ask about purchasing. please include url and description.
"Defiant (massacre in syria)" 30" x 40" on stretched canvas (inspired by 200 killed in syria at the hands of govt. and militia and picasso's 'massacre in korea' ) *SOLD oil/acrylic on the painting july 13, 2012 31 days in july matt sesow painting email sesow@sesow.com to reserve/ask about purchasing. please include url and description.	"Folk Hero" 30" x 40" on unstretched canvas *SOLD (inspired by 100th birthday of Woody Guthrie ) oil/acrylic on the painting july 14, 2012 31 days in july matt sesow painting email sesow@sesow.com to reserve/ask about purchasing. please include url and description.	"Great White Shark" 30" x 40" on unstretched canvas *SOLD (inspired by fatal shark attack in Australia ) oil/acrylic on the painting july 15, 2012 31 days in july matt sesow painting email sesow@sesow.com to reserve/ask about purchasing. please include url and description.	"Happy Fish" 30" x 40" on stretched canvas *SOLD (inspired by fish benefiting from recent warm temperatures in the Chesapeake bay ) oil/acrylic on the painting july 16, 2012 31 days in july matt sesow painting email sesow@sesow.com to reserve/ask about purchasing. please include url and description.
"Hula Dancers" 30" x 40" on stretched canvas (inspired by Fukushima/Japan beaches open with celebrations including hula dancers, since tsunami and nuclear disaster over a year ago ) *SOLD oil/acrylic on the painting july 17, 2012 31 days in july matt sesow painting email sesow@sesow.com to reserve/ask about purchasing. please include url and description.	"Elephant Remembers" 30" x 40" on stretched canvas *SOLD (inspired by news that poachers and re-sellers of illegal ivory in america are unfazed by fines and penalties) oil/acrylic on the painting july 18, 2012 31 days in july matt sesow painting email sesow@sesow.com to reserve/ask about purchasing. please include url and description.	"See Something, Say Something" 30" x 40" on unstretched canvas *SOLD (inspired by terrorist attack in bulgaria against israeli tourists) oil/acrylic on the painting july 19, 2012 31 days in july matt sesow painting email sesow@sesow.com to reserve/ask about purchasing. please include url and description.	"The Joker" 30" x 40" on stretched canvas *SOLD (inspired by movement of chemical weapons in Syria, and the killing of 12 in colorado theater during batman movie premiere) oil/acrylic on the painting july 20, 2012 31 days in july matt sesow painting email sesow@sesow.com to reserve/ask about purchasing. please include url and description.
"Lady in red pants, with growler" 30" x 40" oil on stretched canvas *SOLD (inspired by return of matisse painting odalisque in red pants) oil/acrylic on the painting july 21, 2012 31 days in july matt sesow painting email sesow@sesow.com to reserve/ask about purchasing. please include url and description.	"Pussy Riot" 30" x 40" oil on stretched canvas *SOLD (inspired by russian punk band 'pussy riot' jailed for singing anti-putin songs) oil/acrylic on the painting july 22, 2012 31 days in july matt sesow painting email sesow@sesow.com to reserve/ask about purchasing. please include url and description.	"The Innocent" 30" x 40" on stretched canvas *SOLD (inspired by 107 killed in iraq bombings/terrorist attacks in one day ) oil/acrylic on the painting july 23, 2012 31 days in july matt sesow painting email sesow@sesow.com to reserve/ask about purchasing. please include url and description.	"Chicken Inspection" 30" x 40" oil on stretched canvas *SOLD (inspired by salmonella hatchery outbreak in 11 states) oil/acrylic on the painting july 22, 2012 31 days in july matt sesow painting email sesow@sesow.com to reserve/ask about purchasing. please include url and description.
"War Drum" 30" x 40" oil on stretched canvas *SOLD (inspired by war drums against iran and syria) oil/acrylic on the painting july 25, 2012 31 days in july matt sesow painting email sesow@sesow.com to reserve/ask about purchasing. please include url and description.	"Vikings of the fjord" 30" x 40" oil on stretched canvas (inspired by melting of ice in greenland) oil/acrylic on the painting july 26, 2012 31 days in july matt sesow painting email sesow@sesow.com to reserve/ask about purchasing. please include url and description.	"Love Birds" 30" x 40" oil on stretched canvas *SOLD (inspired by marriage of north korean leader) oil/acrylic on the painting july 27, 2012 31 days in july matt sesow painting email sesow@sesow.com to reserve/ask about purchasing. please include url and description.	"Opening Ceremony" 30" x 40" acrylic on stretched canvas *SOLD (inspired by opening of summer olympics in london) oil/acrylic on the painting july 28, 2012 31 days in july matt sesow painting email sesow@sesow.com to reserve/ask about purchasing. please include url and description.
"Flocking" 30" x 40" acrylic on stretched canvas *SOLD (inspired by the flocking of folk to the olympics and the story about the 1909 pigeon shooting as part of the old olympic games) oil/acrylic on the painting july 29, 2012 31 days in july matt sesow painting email sesow@sesow.com to reserve/ask about purchasing. please include url and description.	"Reclining Nude queen" 30" x 40" acrylic on stretched canvas *SOLD (inspired by criticism of queen of England and the disconnect she has with the population) oil/acrylic on the painting july 30, 2012 31 days in july matt sesow painting email sesow@sesow.com to reserve/ask about purchasing. please include url and description.	"The Blackout" 30" x 40" oil on stretched canvas *SOLD (inspired by electricity blackout in india that left over 670 million without power, 1/10th of the human population) oil/acrylic on the painting july 31, 2012 31 days in july matt sesow painting email sesow@sesow.com to reserve/ask about purchasing. please include url and description.
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