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8″ x 10″ oil on panel
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Again this is Kelly Point Park. There is a bridge that goes across the river bank to a barge which is tied to the dolphins I’ve been fascinated with. The study above and the one before are two sections of this same small bridge.
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18″ x 26″oil on linen
The second painting is larger than I’ve worked in quite a while. I’m still worrying it. – slowly.
I’ve found myself looking at the work of Ilya Repin and William Merrit Chase, as I work on this. They both commonly included figures in their landscapes. I think, for me, the dolphins fill that role.
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and you are a super painter – I love that dog. The colours you have used are wonderfully expressive.
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