Maple & Main

Big Blue Canvas

Posted by Curt Otto on Sept. 18, 2009 | 2 comments

I took a little break from the blog to spend some quality time up north, searching the cool Canadian waters for the ever elusive Walleye Pike.

Unfortunately, for whatever reason, Canada had swapped temperatures with southern Florida for a week- 80 degrees every day- and that kind of weather is terrible for fishing.

I am not going to complain, however, because we caught enough to eat and enjoyed plenty of days relaxing and swimming.

It turned out to be one of the best Canadian trips I can remember.

And when I returned, I found there were all kinds of new things happing around town that need mention.

But before I can concentrate on that, I need your help with something.

As an artist, I frequently have interesting projects bestowed upon me.

Sometimes, ideas for these projects present themselves right away. Other times, I struggle for just the right design.

I have been given a canvas to work with, but an idea for the artwork to put on it has not come through yet.

And that’s where you come in.

Take a look at the canvas (below) and let me know what you think should go on it.

 A big blue rectangle.

I have included two ideas of my own, but they seem “obvious”. I want this to be creative, and I think my creativity is still relaxing on that Canadian lake.

I appreciate your help, and when the project is done, I will post a picture of it on this blog. I have a few weeks to get it done, so there is no pressure.

But the sooner the better…

 Idea Number one.

 Idea Number two.