Summary Of The Painting A Likely Story

The painting A Likely Story demonstrates the danger of self-absorption. The painting shows a young man on an old makeshift wooden raft that looks to be headed down a smooth river. He sits on a folded up blanket while he strums an acoustic guitar he has in his hands. The leaves on the trees in the background show the multiple orange, brown, and red leaves showing that it is autumn. The man has his eyes closed and seems relaxed by the rushing water and his guitar to notice the surroundings. On the side of the raft is a grizzly bear that roars in the man's face. However, the raft is close to a small fall on the river. The artist uses the grizzly bear to represent the awareness around to convey the idea of a self-absorbed person in the artwork.