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Thursday, June 07, 2012

 I was tempted to call this "orphans of the storm", but this totally unplanned composition, when I looked at it finished, is the story of two sisters who overcame a dark childhood, and overcame it very well.

Watercolour and collage on Arches paper.

 
Simplicity is the removal of the useless and the unnecessary--source unknown

3 comments:

  1. I maybe stating the obvious but the cloud looks like a face looking down on the children which goes to illustrate your interpretation. I like it very much.

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  2. love this piece! hope all is well with you! it's so different being off facebook, miss my closest friends, including you!! hope to see you on my new blog when you have a chance! (www.kawaiiminx.blogspot.com) I saw the last few posts too, love your beloved cleo, she is a dear!

    xoxo
    wren :)

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  3. Fuzzy Fingers, you're right. It's not obvious, and I didn't see it until you mentioned it. Thanks!

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