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A kiss that speaks volumes is seldom a first edition.
~Clare Whiting
Dark-by-4pm-boredom lead me to paint this Indian peacock canvas and then physical addiction to the painting of smooth round repeated shapes lead me to paint this kitchen wall.
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or was it the other way around? x
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