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"Robin Bird" Paper Painting 7x14 inch canvas

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While tradition would have a beautiful, dainty Canary singing in this cage, my favorite bird is the Robin, especially the young, fluffy, awkward ones. Their song makes me feel like I'm home wherever I live at the moment. Of course the cage stays open, it's hard to sing without freedom!  

Phases of a Work in Progress

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 1st Phase 2nd Phase  Making it up as I go along. So fun and freeing to just draw and paper without all the planning for once!  Maybe I'll do this more often. What do you think?

Paper Painting, "Good Scents", 11x14 inch

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  This piece started as a still life with these beautiful, cut glass, perfume bottles and evolved from there. The mirror belonged to my husbands Nana and fit in perfectly with the decidedly "girly" feeling. I love taking snippets of a woman's life, enlarging them, and taking time to develop a mood and texture to express that moment. Hmmmm... I can smell the perfume....