This is the view. The tide comes in, the tide goes out, the boats come in, the boats go out, the boats rise and fall below the pier.
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This is the first new work from my new nest. It is chalk, egg yolk, gelatin, aluminum leaf. 30x32inches on acrylic primed cotton duck.
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Dog and I detail: The Dog and I (it will be yellow with green)
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Dog and I detail: The Trapper John.
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Sort of academic with a twist, a painterly drawing? some compositional dynamics to work out, then onto the next.