Halibut Catcher # 2 Created By Harold Allanson

Empathy can be created and grown rapidly. Ideas can be spread easily. It’s the ripple effect. It begins smalls but over time, can eventually become a large phenomenon. This allows a wide audience to become aware of anything someone puts out for the world to view. Seen in the painting Halibut Catcher #2 created by Harold Allanson, the artist portrays the large impacts people can contain towards the environment, as well as other inhabitants living on it through a simple but complex piece of artwork. How individuals may see themselves as a priority over what is surrounding them, and how it affects the future in that way. Leading all towards how an author can express their ideas to large audiences to share ideas and knowledge, to create empathy in people, and have an impact on topics important to them. This can be done in multiple ways, whether it’s through painting with words, or using words and ideas to create art.
It may not have a voice, but we rely on it as much as it does us, for survival. The fisherman displayed in the image was interacting with nature, embracing the connection and roles we play with each other, either positive or negative. The man fishing was currently hunting from the sea, continuously catching fish, while having many that he had previously caught already laying motionless in his ship. It is common for people to want things, to desire something and attempt to obtain it, successfully. When this mindset takes over, it clouds judgement of if it is really a good idea, or not. In this case, the fisherman sees what he wants; fish. As he takes them one by one from the sea, there is a high chance that the impact he will leave behind by depleting population does not cross his mind. This is the