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A TANGLE OF INSPIRATION: APPLES, CATTAILS, AND LOTUS

Words are an important part of the process in my work, and I generally know the title of a painting before my brush touches the canvas. Daydreams and Apple Trees was the first of these three, all finished this year. Then came Cattails and Memories, and next Sunset and the Lotus. They are a tangle of inspiration—the ebb and flow between present and past, place associations, and the experiences that follow us through time. I’ve included a bit of story about each panting in the post.

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