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BARNEY
Acrylic on Canvas
4″x4″
2017
SOLD
Painted in memory of Barney my black lab whose gentle spirit enveloped me with a warm blanket of love every time I looked into his deep brown eyes. I believe I could not have captured ‘that look’ had I not experienced both life with him and life without him.
It is really a mystery how the ripples of grief have been triggered to bring healing into my life and into my art.
It is really a mystery how the ripples of grief have been triggered to bring healing into my life and into my art.
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