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Spring Forward, 30 x 20 cm, egg tempera on panel, |
Figgy wants to watch optimistic films. Our box sets tend to be dark. I remember after 9/11 I couldn't watch anything mean or scary. In the face of a pandemic it turns out my first instinct is to paint a harmonious world.
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The Man I Met in the Kerio Valley, egg tempera on panel, 16 x 24 cm. |
One good thing about lockdown is people can't get away, so Patrick sat for me. I had been wanting to paint him in that hat for months.
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Odd Sunny Saturday, egg tempera on panel, 30 x 20 cm. |
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Certainly The Wild Cherry, pastel on book page, Nature Rambles, |
And today I began filling a new sketchbook: Nature Rambles. Sketching in lockdown should help me to see the special views around me again. The cherry tree is in full bloom, so full of hope.