Slow and Steady Wins the Race by Gabby Smith: a girl stepping onto the shell of a giant tortoise, painted in deep greens on hot pink

Detail of Slow and Steady Wins the Race by Gabby Smith: the girl's face and hair

Detail of Slow and Steady Wins the Race by Gabby Smith: hot pink flowers and drips

Detail of Slow and Steady Wins the Race by Gabby Smith: the tortoise's head and shell

Slow and Steady Wins the Race

$950.00

Slow and steady wins the race, just like the tortoise and the hare: the hare took a nap, and the tortoise kept going right past him. Here a girl takes one big step right onto the shell of a giant tortoise, all deep greens against a loud hot pink background.

Artist: Gabby Smith
Year: 2026
Type: Original painting, one of a kind
Medium: Acrylic, pastels and acrylic markers on stretched canvas
Size: 24 × 48 in.
Framing: Unframed
Series: Words Are Weird, an exploration into idioms and phrases that make no literal sense

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Slow and Steady Wins the Race

$950.00