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Artist16:9 full-frame joyful, transparent watercolor of a laughing baby with Down syndrome sitting on his mother’s lap. The nine-month-old baby has chubby, red cheeks, two bottom baby teeth, and eyes with epicanthal folds characteristic of people with Down syndrome. The bridge of the baby’s nose is flat, making his eyes appear to be close-set and his facial features to be flat. The baby is laughing with glee on his mother’s lap. The focus of the image is fully on the baby, in particular the baby’s face. The mother’s red-and-white checked apron lies in folds and creases around the baby, providing a backdrop for the baby’s yellow cotton baby onesy with long sleeves and long pants legs. The lemon-yellow onesy has a pretty red-pink heart on it, which matches the red-pink of his mom’s apron. The mom’s hands lovingly hold the baby under his arms an across his stomach, as he waves tight fists in the air, laughing with glee as his mom bounces him on her knee. Intimate mother-child moment in wet, diaphanous, fluid, ephemeral, rapid watercolor, with sketched black outlines of the baby and mother’s lap adding depth to the portrait. The surrounding space is filled with suitable transparent aquarelle wash colors.
Down syndrome is a genetic condition that occurs as the result of an abnormal cell division involving chromosome 21, leading to an extra full or partial chromosome 21 (trisomy 21) (95% of cases; 4% are caused by translocation, 1% by mosaicism). This extra genetic material alters development, causing the characteristic features and intellectual disabilities associated with the syndrome. Nevertheless, depending on the severity of the condition, with much dedication by caregivers, people with Down syndrome have a good chance at an independent life or independence with varying levels of support. Some people with Down syndrome are even college graduates. See https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/down-syndrome/symptoms-causes/syc-20355977 for a quick read.