"31 Days in July" (2013) This page features paintings from Dana Ellyn's "31 Days in July" project. Started in July of 2003, Dana creates one new painting per day in response to the daily news capturing each day of the month in a total of 31 unique paintings. New paintings will be posted to this page as they are completed each day.

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	July 13, 2013: Perservenance (Malana Day) Inspired by: From The Washington Post: July 12 marks the 16th birthday of Malala Yousafzai, who continued her year of being a complete inspirational hero by delivering an impassioned speech at the United Nations calling for universal education. The teenager shot by the Taliban for her efforts to promote women's education has only gained in dedication to her cause. She said, "The terrorists thought that they would change my aims and stop my ambitions. But nothing changed in my life except this: weakness, fear and hopelessness died. Strength, power and courage was born." Read entire article HERE Perseverance (Malala) 16"x26" acrylic on canvas 7/13/13 CLICK HERE to return to the 2013 '31 Days in July" paintings