This Trompe L"oeil painting depicts a collection of items pinned to a cork board...
all of which are connected by a "dreamers" theme.
The pineapple post-it note lists items to include on a kayak trip to the Mokulua Islands in Hawaii, where I go to "dream" and reflect on my life.
The newspaper article refers to Barack Obama's fulfilled dream when he accepted the nomination as the Democratic presidential candidate.